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Much like the previous units on English language tenses, I found myself challenged at breaking down my native language into building blocks to explain them to learners who are not fluent. Although I am now aware of this factor, I perceived extra difficulty in the future tenses.
I think the future tense is so complex because there could be four “technically” correct ways of expressing something, there are style changes, depending on context, that express greater fluency. Another reason for the greater complexity is that future tenses are not dealing with definitive events. In the past tense, the facts/ actions have taken place. In present tenses, they are generally established current facts. With future tenses, the action may or may not take place or it could be imagined or speculative.
The following future tense sentences illustrate this:
1. I will leave at 5:00 p.m. (context seems to be it is a sudden choice)
2. I’m going to leave at 5:00 p.m. today. (context is that it was decided recently)
3. I leave at 5:00 p.m. today. (context might be that this is my usual schedule)
4. I am leaving at 5:00 p.m. (context is that it is arranged but not necessarily my usual schedule)
I had to study this unit several times before feeling prepared to explain it or take the associated test. I am still not confident I am strong in this area. I will need to place even more effort to the understanding and application of this area!
