Future Tenses - Be Going To/Will
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We use will and be going to when we talk about the future.
be (am/is/are) going to is used for future plans, something we intend to do
Affirmative: SUBJECT+AM/IS/ARE GOING TO+VERB+OBJECT
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I am (I’m) |
going to | work. |
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He is (He’s) She is (She’s) It is (It’s) |
going to | work. |
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You are (You’re) We are (We’re) They are (They’re) |
going to | work. |
Negative:SUBJECT+AM/IS/ARE NOT GOING TO+VERB+OBJECT
| I am (I’m) | not going to | work. |
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He is (He’s) She is (She’s) It is (It’s) |
not going to | work. |
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You are (You’re) We are (We’re) They are (They’re) |
not going to | work. |
Question:AM/IS/ARE GOING TO+SUBJECT+VERB+OBJECT?
| Am | I | going to | work? |
| Is |
he she it |
going to | work? |
| Are |
you we they |
going to | work? |
-Hi Jane! Where are you going? We’re going to travel the world.
+I’m going to buy a coat.
She’s going to be a doctor. They’re going to buy some furniture.
will is usually used for predictions, ideas and opinions about the future
Affirmative:SUBJECT+WILL+VERB+OBJECT
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I You He She It We They |
will | have | fun. |
Negative:SUBJECT+WILL NOT+VERB+OBJECT
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I You He She It We They |
will not (won't) |
have | fun. |
Question:WILL+SUBJECT+VERB+OBJECT?
| Will |
I he she it you we they |
have | fun? |
There will be flying cars in 2145. The economy will grow over the next decade.
I think people will live on Mars in the future. They will eventually get married.
BUT we use be going to for predictions with an indicator we can see
Look! It’s going to hit the woman! Do you see the dark clouds? It’s going to rain heavily!
Time expressions: tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, next summer, in five years, in a hundred years, in the long term etc.
Examples:
- There will be full moon tomorrow.
- Uncle Sam will be 50 next Sunday.
- Mila will be happy to see her boyfriend after a long time.
- The party will be amazing tonight!
- I’m sure you will do well in the exam today.
- Will they believe that? - Sure, they will.