There are many ways to express the notion of future in English depending basically on the intention of the speaker, their degree of compromise with the action to be done, and the possibilities of the event to actually take place. That makes the correct use of the future a rather complex task for Spanish learners of English.
Somebody told me once that you could recognize Spanish students of English by how little they use the Present Continuous to refer to future arrangements and compromise -something which natives of English do all the time.
Here you have some complete notes on the use of the future. There's lot of information: don't panic, just use what you need and remember that the teacher will be around if you have any further questions.
By the way, talking about the future always brings to my memory that beautiful song "Qué será" by Doris Day, part of the soundtrack of Hitchcock's unforgettable thriller "The Man Who Knew Too Much". Lyrics of the song.
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