FUTURE

Future: be going to, will and present continuous

By Inês Lopes. 8.3

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English Teacher Lídia Paiva

quizziz

present continuous

be going to

Introduction

will

The end

present con. vs to be going to

There are a few ways to talk about the future. But in this project I'll try to explain just three of those ways.

present con. vs to be going to

quizziz

introduction

present continuous

Will

be going to

The end

Future: Will

How to form?

When do we use it?

Affirmative: Subject + will/'ll + main verb ( infinitive form) EX.: We will pass the next exam. Negative: Subject + will not/ won't + main verb (infinitive form) EX.: She won't have time to do all her work. Interrogative: Will + subject + main verb(infinitive form) EX.: Will he be on time? Yes, I will. / No, I won't

• To make promises
• To make predictions (with no evidence)
• To make on-the-spot decisions
• Offers

introduction

present continuous

will

be going to

The end

quizziz

present con. vs to be going to

When do we use it

The future present continuous is used to describe a fixed arrangement or a scheduled event. It usually implies a prior decision or organisation.

EX.:

• I’m attending a conference in Paris next week.
• We’re having dinner at my sister’s house this Saturday
• I’m training for a marathon until the spring.
• She’s studying for her exams until the summer.

quizziz

be going to

introduction

present continuous

Will

The end

present con. vs to be going to

Be going to

We use be going to:

• Future decisions or planning, but not necessarily a fixed agreement
• Future previsons with evidence.

present con. vs to be going to

quizziz

introduction

will

present continuous

conclusion

to be going to

Present Continuous

To be going to

VS

‘To be going to’ is generally more informal and use ‘to be going to’ for general plans, intentions or probability of events

The present continuous is more used in academic, formal writing and to describe future events.

quizziz

be going to

present continuous

introduction

will

The end

present con. vs to be going to

Quizziz

quizziz

be going to

present continuous

introduction

will

The end

present con. vs to be going to

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

I hope you enjoyed and learned something with my project.

How to form it?

Examples

-Do you think is going to rain?-Yes, I think is going to rain. Can you see those grey clouds? -Hi Mike, are you coming to my party to night? -No Sarah, I'm sorry. I'm going to the cinema -OK. Who are you going with and when? -I don't know . I haven't planned yet.