(五)一般将来时
一般将来时主要表示准备做的事、将要发生的动作情况、按计划安排要发生的事。
一般将来时的谓语形式：
1.am / is / are going to +动词原形
2.will / shall +动词原形(shall用于第一人称)
3.am / is / are +不定式
We'll have eggs and toast for breakfast this morning.
How are you going to spend your summer vacation?
I think it's going to rain.
We are going to the zoo tomorrow.
The factory is to go into production.
The line is to be opened to traffic on May Day.
The machine won't work.
The meeting won't last long.
be about to 可表示即将做某事。
He is about to leave.
My mother is about to retire.
一般将来时有时还可以用来表示一种倾向。
Crops will die without water.
Whenever I have time, I'll go and see you.
Whoever fails to see this will make a big mistake.
Oil will float on water.
用Shall I…? Shall we…? 开头可以表示征求对方的意见。肯定回答用 "Yes, please"或 "Please do"; 否定回答用 "No, please don't " 等来回答。
--Shall I close the window, it's too cold here.
--Yes, please. (No, Please don't.)
--Shall we call a taxi?
--Yes, let's. (No, I don't think we shall.)
时间和条件状语主句是将来时，从句中一般不能用将来时态，而用现在时态代替。
Liping will let you have the book when he is through.(主动语态里let后面再出现动词省略to)
We shall help you if you ask us.
I'll ask my mother as soon as she comes.
It will be six years before we meet again.
She will miss the train unless she hurries up.
1. No matter how much _______, it well be worth it.
A. will the watch cost B. the watch will cost
C. does the watch cost D. the watch costs
状语从句主句将来时从句用一般现在时。
how much+主语+谓语
单问表的价钱：How much does the watch cost?
答案 D
2. Although he promised to change, I'm still wondering when he ______ able to put his heart into his studies.
A. was B. will be C. be D. were
be able to do
选项C中when是时间状语从句，谓语不直接跟系动词be。
答案 B
3. "Will Susan get her Ph.D.?"
"It is likely that she _______."
A. will B. does C. will do it D. gets it
用将来时提问直接用将来时回答即可。
答案 A
4. "Did you visit Grace last summer?"
"No, but I ______ her over the Christmas vacation."
A. will see B. be seen C. have seen D. have been seeing
答案 A
5. Mr. And Mrs. Zhang are going to Brazil next week and they _______ to Mexico later in the month.
A. will go B. would go C. went D. have gone
答案 A
6. "Are there going to be many people at your party today?"
"We hope that _________."
A. there will be B. there is C. there are D. there are going to
答案 A
7. "When will the plane arrive?"
"I'll tell you when I _______."
A. will find out B. find out
C. am finding out D. have been finding out
时间状语从句和条件状语从句中主句为将来时则从句用一般现在时。
find out 查出原因
find 发现 look for 寻找
答案 B
(六)过去将来时
过去将来时主要表示在过去某个时间打算要做的事，或从过去某个时间看来将要发生的事。过去将来时常用于间接引语中。
过去将来时的谓语形式：
1.was / were going to +动词原形
2.would / should +动词原形
3.was / were to +动词原形
We never imagined that my sister would become a doctor.
He said he would come back the next day.
I thought you wouldn't have any objection to it.(objection to sth. 反对某事)
We were sure we would win final victory.
He informed us the train was to leave at six .
I didn't know when they were going to come again.
He was about to get there when it began to rain.
You knew I would come.
1. They thought it ________ fun to take the car.
A. can be B. will be C. would be D. has been
答案 C
2. "Has John finished the report?"
"No, he knew that he _________ time to finish it by tomorrow."
A. won't have B. will have
C. wouldn't have D. shall not have
答案 C
