Inglés 2: Future tense: "going to" '24T3

What are your plans for next weekend?

Future: Going to...

Going to

Intentions

Plans

Predictions

At the moment of speaking, have already been decided.

We have usually made our plans before the moment of speaking.

We have some evidence that is going to happen.

STRUCTURE

subject

verb "to be"

• am - is - are

going to

verb (base form)

complement

EXAMPLE

It’s Susan’s birthday next week. We are going to give her a present.

We have some evidence, so we have already made our plan.

Positive

Negative

Question

It looks like it’s going to rain, let me carry my umbrella

I'm not going to work tomorry cause is my day off.

Are we going to te cinema tonight? What movie are we going to see at the cinema?

PREDICTIONS

• WILL
• MAY
• MIGHT

Will

General predictions about facts that are always true or events that always happen.

Voluntary actions, promises

Example

The tourists will ask for directions.

He will speak German.

May & Might

Are used to talk about something that could have happened or can happen but we aren’t certainly aware of that.

Possibilitys

Example

I may eat at McDonald’s for lunch.

I think I might visit Italy next year.

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