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Will and be going to
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FUTURE tense
WILL AND BE GOING TO
Andrea López, Claudia López, Maria Dinu, Naiara Gutierrez, Luisa Tangarife and Jordina Alegret.
Introduction
INTRODUCTION
We are going to explain two verbs that we use to express the future:
WILL
WILL
We use "will" to general predictions, spontaneous decisions or make promises.
STRUCTURE
Subj. + will + v. infinitive
+
STRUCTURE
Subj. + won't + v.infinitive
-
Will + subj. + v.infinitive + ?
?
TIME
MARKERS
TIME MARKERS
- now
- tonight
- tomorrow
- his morning/evening
- next week
- later
- soon
- before
- after
- ...
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES
- I promised you when you and your brother finish school, we will live abroad. (positive)
- I will play tennis tomorrow. (positive)
- She won't be happy with her exam results. (negative)
- The president won't be re-elected at the next election. (negative)
- Will she get angry? (positive question)
- Won't it rain tomorrow? (negative question)
BE GOING TO
We use be going to for sure predictions or plans of future.
*Be careful with "I'm sure".
BE GOING TO
STRUCTURE
+
-
?
STRUCTURE
Subj. + be going to + v.infinitive.
Subj. + be not going to + v.infinitive
Be + subj. + going to + v.infinitive ?
* verb "to be" always conjugated.
TIME MARKERS
TIME MARKER
- tonight
- tomorrow
- this morning/evening
- next week
- later
- after
- sometime
- ...
EXAMPLES
- Jo has won the lottery. He says he is going to buy a Porsche. (positive)
- It's 8:30! You're going to miss your train! (positive)
- I crashed the company car. My boss isn't going to be very happy. (negative)
- We aren't going to paint our bedroom tomorrow. (negative)
- When are you going to go on holiday? (positive question)
- Aren't you going to paint the house in this week? (negative question)
EXAMPLES
EXERCISE 1
ACTIVITIES
1. Complete the sentences with will or be going to.
I_______________ to the supermarket because I’m run out of milk. (go)
This evening, we _________________ all the family so I_________________the dinner. (meet, make)
In 5 minutes the match ends. Barça is winning 5-0. Barça _______________________. (win)
I have planned to stay at home this night but my friend has called me and has asked me to hang out with her. I don’t know if I ____________ . (go)
EXERCISE 2
EXERCISE 2
2. Order the sentences.
Will / tomorrow / I / exam of maths / pass / the
To work / he / is / ? / going / to go
Won’t / think / I / be able / I planned / the Erasmus / I / to do / that
EXERCISE 3
Speaking.
- How would you change this sentences to the question form?
i will help you with it.
The weather report says it is going to rain.
- What can we use to say some prediction? Put one example.
- Explain us one difference of will and be going to.