The present simple can be used to talk about events that are timetabled or scheduled to take place in the future.

一般现在时用于谈论将来要发生的计划好的事情。

The present continuous can be used to talk about future arrangements and plans.

现在进行时用于谈论将来的安排和计划。

The simple future is the most common form used to refer to an event in the future.

一般将来时是描述未来事件最常见的形式。

The future continuous describes an event that will be in progress at a given time in the future. The event will start before the stated time and may continue after it.

将来进行时描述在未来特定时间将正在进行的事件。该事件将在特定时间之前开始，并可能在它之后继续进行。

“GOING TO” AND “WILL” “GOING TO” 和 “WILL”

English uses both “going to” and “will” to talk about the future. They can sometimes have a very similar meaning, but there are certain situations where they mean different things.

英语用“going to”和“will”来谈论未来。它们有时有非常相似的含义，但在某些情况下，它们也有不同的含义。

“Will” is used to make predictions that aren’t based on present evidence.

“Will”用于当前没有证据的情况下做预测。

This is a prediction without firm evidence. 没有确切证据的预测。

“Going to” is used when there is evidence in the present moment to support a prediction.

“Going to” 用于目前有证据支持预测的情况。

English uses different constructions to talk about the future. These are mostly formed with the auxiliary verb “will” or a form of “be” with “going to.”

英语用不同的结构来谈论未来，大多是由助动词“will”或“be”加“going to”的形式构成。

The future perfect is used to predict when an action or event will be finished. This tense looks back from an imagined time in the future.

将来完成时用于预测动作或事件将要结束的时间。这个时态从将来某个想象的时间向前回顾。

The future perfect continuous is used to predict the eventual duration of an activity. This tense looks back from the endpoint of the action.

将来完成进行时用于预测活动的最终持续时间。这个时态从活动的结束点向前回顾。

The future in the past describes thoughts about the future that someone had at some point in the past. There are three ways to form this construction.

过去将来时描述过去某个时候对未来的想法，通常有三种结构。

“Am going to” becomes “was going to.” “Am going to” 变为“was going to.”

“Will” becomes “would. “Will” 变为 “would.

“Am starting” becomes “was starting.” “Am starting” 变为 “was starting.”

“Will” is used when a decision is made at the time of speaking.

“Will”用于说话时刻做的决定。

This decision was not planned in advance. 决定不是提前做的。

“Going to” is used when talking about a decision that has already been made.

“Going to”用于讨论早就做好的决定。

This decision has already been planned. 决定早就做好了。