Hi everyone, I am Niharika and welcome back. Well many times when we talk about future, we
do fall short of words. Now we do have time expressions to talk about the past, the present
and the future. So in this lesson we are specifically gonna look at some future time expressions.
So the next time you wanna talk about the future, well here are the expressions. that you can use.
Very first one and the most common one is
'Tomorrow'. Now we use this time expression when we have to talk about day after today,
right? so that's tomorrow. Like tomorrow I might take an off. I will go swimming tomorrow.
Now remember any time expression in English can only be used either at the beginning of
the sentence or at the end of a sentence, never in the middle of a sentence, okay. So
it's like - Tomorrow I might take an off. OR I might go swimming tomorrow. So it's either
in the beginning or at the end of a sentence, got that? So tomorrow is the day after today.
You can also use another expression that is 'Tonight' , Tonight I am gonna go out with
my friends, so tonight is another expression that you can use for the same day. Now as
I am saying tonight, of course I am taking about today, but I am talking about later
time , right? It's tonight. So tonight is considered to be a time expression of the
future. The next one that I have for you is 'The day after tomorrow' now the day after
tomorrow is used when we are talking about a day that is two days after today, okay.
So my Mom is gonna come visit me the day after tomorrow or I am going to my Uncle's house
the day after tomorrow, so that's how you can use this time expression. The next one
is 'next week' now when do we use the word next, of course when we are talking about
future, now next week, similar expressions to this one is 'next month', or even 'next
year' okay. So we are not talking about this year but the year after this one would be
next year. I am not talking about this month, but the month after this one would be called
as 'next month'. Next month I am flying to Spain. Next week my friend is coming over
to celebrate her birthday. So that's how you can use this expression. Another one that
I have for you is 'In a year' now when do you use this expression? of course it is a
future time expression, however it is used when you are talking about a specific period,
a specific period in the future. So for example - She will be a graduate in a year. OR I might
finish this course in a month. So it can be "in a year' another expression, a similar
expression 'In a month' or 'In a week' so use it when you have to talk about the future,
especially when you are talking about a specific period in the future. The next one 'Later'
now when do you use this expression? Now later can be either used for the near future OR
it can be also used for far future. Now how do you use that? Well, let's talk about an
example - I will see you later. So, I will see you later, is probably, I am just talking
about a time , okay not a specific time, but some time in the future. So it can be near
future or far future. So either I will see you maybe in 2 days or maybe I will see you
in a month. So that's how you use this expression. The next one 'In the near future', well this
is a very common expression that's used by many of us and it actually means that you
will see that person very soon. Okay you will do something very soon. Let's think of an
example - Maybe my washing machine isn't working , it's not working that great my clothes are
not being cleaned, so I would say - In the near future I would have to buy a new washing
machine. So it means that because it's not working now , so in the future or very soon
I will have to buy a washing machine. So 'In the near future' you use this expression when
you are talking about doing something or meeting someone very soon. I hope to see you in the
near future, it means I hope to see you very soon. So very similar expression to this expression
is 'Soon' okay so any of these expressions can be used when you wanna talk about near
future or when you wanna do something very soon. Alright, and then the last one that
I have for you is 'On Monday or In August' now this is when you are talking about a specific
day, many people do make a mistake when they are talking about a specific day. It is very
important for you to use the word 'on' for days and 'in' for months and for the year
as well. Okay, I will be getting married in 2019, okay. So when I am talking about a year
then I would use in 2019 and when I am talking about months, I will say - In August, or in
September or I will be visiting Mauritius in November, okay. So that's how I would use
these words to talk about the future and when it comes to days , specific days, I would
say On MOnday. I have a meeting with Mr. Johnson on Monday or I will be meeting my friend on
Friday. Okay, so hope these expressions are useful to you, use them when you have to talk
about the future, don't get confused because they are really simple and I will be back
with a new lesson, till then take care.