eg I shall / will not be free tomorrow. 2.表说话人的意图、打算或某种可能性 eg Who is going to speak first 3.按计划要发生的动作或命令他人做某事 eg The new bridge is to open to traffic in 3 days. 一般将来时基本结构 由 will 加动词原形构成，当主语是第一人称时，也可以用 shall 加动词原形。
例如 Telephone me this evening. I’ll be at home. 今晚给我打电话，我会在家。
I’ll shall/will do a better job next time. 下次我要干得好些。
The car won’t start. 车开不了啦。
Oil and water will not mix. 油和水没法混在一起。
时态详解一般将来时 主要用来描述将要发生的动作或存在于未来的情况。这里所说的“将来时间”是指“说话、写文章那一刻以后的时间”。它的表示方法主要有如下几种 1）shall / will 动词原形这种表示方法是说，动作在现在或目前还未发生，要在将来的某个时间内发生；
它没有主观性，是“纯粹的将来动作”。例如 I shall / will not be free tomorrow .我明天没空。
He will arrive here this evening .他今晚抵达这里。
2 be am / is / are going 不定式 这种表示方法主要是说明 A）“说话人的意图、打算”；
B）“某种可能性”。例如 A He is going to spend his holidays in London . 他打算在伦敦度假。
Who is going to speak first 谁先发言 B It is going to rain soon .马上要下雨了。
Is he going to collect any data for us 他会帮我们收集资料吗 If you go to New Zealand, you are going to like the place. 如果你去新西兰，你会喜欢上那个地方的。
3 be am / is / are 不定式表示方法描述两钟情况 按计划安排要发生的动作，这个动作发生的时间一般不会很远；
要求或命令他人做某事。例如 A The new bridge is to open to traffic in three days. 新桥三天后通车。
The factory is to go into production before National Day. 这家工厂国庆节前投产。
B You are not to bring any mobile communication means into the exam-room . 任何移动通讯工具都不得带入考场。
You are to stay home until your mother comes back. 你妈回来之前你不要出去。
4 用一般现在时或现在进行时（限于某些动词）表示按计划安排要发生的事。主要强调“按计划安排要发生的事”。例如 Do you get off at the next stop 你下一站下车吗 The plane takes off at 1100 a.m. 那架飞机上午十一点起飞。
Mr. Reider is leaving for New York next week. 里德先生下周动身去纽约。
表示将来的五种常用非时态方式 1. “be不定式”表示命令、安排、倾向或必须、义务等。如 She is to play Juliet. 她扮演朱丽叶。
You are to make the necessary changes. 你要做出必要的改变。
2. “be about to 不定式”表示即将发生的动作，有“即将”的意思，但不能和具体的时间状语连用。如 The package is about to come unwrapped. 那个包快散开了。
3. “be going 不定式”表示按计划或安排打算去做某事，或表示有迹象表明要发生某事。如 We are going to call her this evening. 我们打算今晚给她打电话。
My sister’s going to have a baby this summer. 我姐姐今年夏天要生孩子。
4. 用现在进行时表示将来主要表示按规定或时间预计要发生的事。如 The students are leaving on Sunday. 学生们星期日出发。
We’re having a party next week. 我们下星期将开一个晚会。
5. 用一般现在时表示将来表示按规定或时间预计要发生的事。如 We have a holiday tomorrow. 我们明天放假。
The train leaves at 1004 this evening. 火车今晚1004分开。
一般将来时练习题 一、单项选择 1. There __________ a meeting tomorrow afternoon. A. will be going to B. will going to be C. is going to be D. will go to be 2. Charlie ________ here next month. A. isnt working B. doesnt working C. isnt going to working D. wont work 3. He ________ very busy this week, he ________ free next week. A. will be; is B. is; is C. will be; will be D. is; will be 4. There ________ a dolphin show in the zoo tomorrow evening. A. was B. is going to have C. will have D. is going to be 5. -_____ you ______ free tomorrow - No. I _____ free the day after tomorrow. A. Are; going to; will B. Are; going to be; will C. Are; going to; will be D. Are; going to be; will be 6. Mother ________ me a nice present on my next birthday. A. will gives B. will give C. gives D. give 7. - Shall I buy a cup of tea for you -________. （不，不要。） A. No, you wont. B. No, you arent. C. No, please dont. D. No, please. 8. - Where is the morning paper - I ________ if for you at once. A. get B. am getting C. to get D. will get 9. ________ a concert next Saturday A. There will be B. Will there be C. There can be D. There are 10. If they come, we ________ a meeting. A. have B. will have C. had D. would have 11. He ________ her a beautiful hat on her next birthday. A. gives B. gave C. will giving D. is going to giving 12. He ________ to us as soon as he gets there. A. writes B. has written C. will write D. wrote 13. He ________ in three days. A. coming back B. came back C. will come back D. is going to coming back 14. If it ________ tomorrow, well go roller-skating. A. isnt rain B. wont rain C. doesnt rain D. doesnt fine 15. - Will his parents go to see the Terra Cotta Warriors tomorrow - No, ________ （不去）. A. they willnt. B. they wont. C. they arent. D. they dont. 16. Who ________ we ________ swimming with tomorrow afternoon A. will; go B. do; go C. will; going D. shall; go 17. We ________ the work this way next time. A. do B. will do C. going to do D. will doing 18. Tomorrow he ___ a kite in the open air first, and then ____ boating in the park. A. will fly; will go B. will fly; goes C. is going to fly; will goes D. flies; will go 19. The day after tomorrow they ________ a volleyball match. A. will watching B. watches C. is watching D. is going to watch 20. There ________ a birthday party this Sunday. A. shall be B. will be C. shall going to be D. will goin