FUTURE

English Teacher Lídia Paiva

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By Inês Lopes. 8.3

Future: be going to, will and present continuous

present con. vs to be going to

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

be going to

present continuous

present con. vs to be going to

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

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Will

present continuous

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

When do we use it?

Future: Will

present con. vs to be going to

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.

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be going to

will

present continuous

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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.

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Will

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We use be going to:

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

Be going to

to be going to

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present continuous

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To be going to

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

Present Continuous

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

present con. vs to be going to

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present continuous

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be going to

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present continuous

be going to

I hope you enjoyed and learned something with my project.

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THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

How to form it?

-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.

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