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Future tenses
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"Do something today that your future self will thank you for." "The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating today."

Future tenses

*Express future plans decided before the moment of speaking (prior plans).*Express a prediction based on present evidence. *Express that something is about to happen.

Be going to

* Express future actions decided at the moment of speaking.* Express a prediction based on personal opinions or experiences. * Express a future fact.

Will

Write in your folder two examples of sentences with "will" and two with "Be going to"

One way or another.

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I will make a cup of coffee.

They will make a cup of coffee.

He will make a cup of coffee.

We are going to travel to Spain next year.

She is going to travel to Spain next year.

I am going to travel to Spain next year.

What is the difference in these senteces?

“Will” is used with all the subject pronouns.

Do you remember the verb “be”? I AM YOU WE THEY ARE HE SHE IT IS

* will+ main verb * verb “be” + going to + main verb

We form this tense like this:

The test is going to be next week.

Look at the blue sky. It is not going to rain.

Are you going to travel Spain next year?Yes, I am No, I'm not

Will you visit the doctor tomorrow?Yes, I will No, I won't

I will have a salad nowI'll have a salad now

I think Barcelona won't win the game.

Subject + be + going to +main verb + complement

Subject + be (negative) + main verb + complement

Be+ subject + going to + main verb + complement?

will + subject + main verb + complement?

Subject + will not + main verb + complement won't

Subject + will + main verb + complement

types of sentences

Affirmative

Negative

Interrogative

Interrogative

Negative

Affirmative

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Uses

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Uses

present continuous

uses:

The bus leaves at 10 m tonight.

Look at these sentences: I am working late tonight.

Present simple &present continuous for future

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