I will help you
I am going to help you
When do you use GOING TO?
Negation
What does it look like?
(ontkenning)
Unplanned
Plan
Forming the Future Simple WILL is really easy:
We use the "will" to indicate that something is going to happen in the future BUT only when:
- something is unplanned
- making a promise
- you are unsure about something
You can use the Simple Future - Will when you make a decision at the moment you say it.
Example:
You are studying and the doorbell rings. You shout to your mother:
You use "Future Simple - Going to" when you have thought about something and have started planning. The plan can still be flexible.
Example:
You have planned to meet your friend this afternoon. You say to your mother:
If you want to say something is NOT going to happen in the future, you use:
We use the "going to" to indicate that something is going to happen in the future BUT only when:
- you have planned/thought about something
- you make a prediction (voorspelling)
- you have the intention (voornemen) to do something
"I will get it"
Negation
"I am going to meet/visit Brian this afternoon"
person + will + verb
(ontkenning)
person + (to be) + not + going to + verb
What does it look like?
Promise
Prediction
If you want to say something will NOT happen in the future, you use:
(voorspelling)
You can use the Simple Future - Will when you make a promise to someone else or to yourself.
Example:
One of your best friends tells you a secret. You promise him/her:
Questions
I will work
You will work
He/she/it will work
We will work
You will work
They will work
You use "Future Simple - Going to" when you make a prediction about the future and you have an idea about what is going to happen. You, for example, have extra information.
Example:
Your friend thinks she has a bad grade for her English presentation, but you have heard the teacher talking about how well he/she did. You say:
The "Future Simple - Going to" looks as follows:
"I will never tell anyone"
"Everything is going to be alright"
Unsure
(This cannot be abbreviated (afgekort))
If you want to ask if something is going to happen, you use:
person + will + not + verb
Intention
(voornemen)
You can use the Simple Future - Will when you make a prediction, but you are not sure it will happen. Often used with "maybe", "perhaps", "I think ..."
Example:
You are talking to a friend about countries you want to visit. You say:
You use the "Future Simple - Going to" when you have the intention of doing something.
Example:
It is New Year's Eve (oudjaarsdag) and you have decided you are going to work harder for school next year. You say to your father:
person + (to be) + going to + verb
"Maybe I will visit Africa one day"
(to be) + person + going to + verb?
"(This year) I am going to do my homework more often"
You can also abbreviate (afkorten) will + not to won't
The form of (to be) depends on the "person" and can often be abbreviated (afgekort)
Questions
I am going to work
You are going to work
He/she/it is going to work
We are going to work
You are going to work
They are going to work
If you want to ask if something will happen in the future, you use:
will + person + verb?
also: I'm going to, you're going to
he's going to, we're going to ...
If there is another "wh" word (why, when, where etc.) in the question, put it BEFORE will.
The Future Simple
In order to describe events in the future (toekomst) we can use the Future Simple.
The Future Simple has two forms:
Will "I will help you with your homework"
Going to "I am going to help you with your homework"
This prezi will explain everything you need to know about the Future Simple and its two forms.
What is going to happen tomorrow?