Topic: Future forms.

Use Will for

Use Be going to for • predictions
• future plans There will be no diseases in the future.
I’m going to wash the car today. • promises
• intentions I won’t tell anyone. You can trust me.
We’re going to eat outside. • on-the-spot decisions
• predictions based on present ‘I’m thirsty.’ ‘I will buy you a Coke.’
evidence
Look at that boy. He’s going to fall off Mum has bought eggs,
Next year my sister
the ladder. flour and fruit. She
_ _ _ _ _ learn how to
_ _ _ _ _ bake a cake.
drive a car.

Perhaps your _ _ _ _ _ Jessie be

sister _ _ _ _ _ I hope I _ _ _ _ _ be
back soon? I need We _ _ _ _ _ meet our
accompany to happy when I grow up.
to talk to her. cousins tonight.
the doctor?

I _ _ _ _ _ call Liz
I _ _ _ _ _ spend the I _ _ _ _ _ eat more _ _ _ _ _ you lend me
as soon as I’m
money I’ve been saving sweets before a biro? I’ve got
back.
for the last five months dinner. I promise. nothing to write
on a new laptop. with.
Your T-shirt
has a stain.
Diana _ _ _ _ _ _ (you) I_____
I think people
_ _ _ _ wash wash it? help you
_ _ _ _ _ speak
her hair this with your
one language
afternoon. IT project.
someday.
Steve is tired. He
_ _ _ _ _ take a
I’m afraid
We _ _ _ _ _ probably go short nap.
Helen _ _ _ _ _
mountaineering next
pass her final
summer.
Look! Pam exam because
_ _ _ _ _ jump she didn’t
There are no clouds in
into the study hard
the sky. It _ _ _ _ _ be a
swimming pool. enough.
beautiful day.

Don’t worry mum. I _ _ _ _ _

George _ _ _ _ _ probably go
pick Tommy up from school
to the concert.
today.
Topic: Future forms. Use Will for
Use Be going to for • predictions
• future plans There will be no diseases in the future.
I’m going to wash the car today. • promises
• intentions I won’t tell anyone. You can trust me.
We’re going to eat outside. • on-the-spot decisions
• predictions based on present ‘I’m thirsty.’ ‘I will buy you a Coke.’
evidence
Look at that boy. He’s going to fall off 9. Mum has bought
12. Next year my
the ladder. eggs, flour and fruit.
sister is going to
She is going to bake
learn how to drive a
a cake.
car.
1.Perhaps your Will Jessie be back
sister will soon? I need to talk 10. I hope I will be happy
when I grow up. 13.We are going to meet
accompany to to her.
our cousins tonight.
the doctor?

11. I will call Liz

2.I am going to spend the 8.I won’t eat more 14. Will you lend me
as soon as I’m
money I’ve been saving sweets before a biro? I’ve got
back.
for the last five months dinner. I promise. nothing to write
on a new laptop. with.
20.Your T-shirt
has a stain. Are
3. Diana you going to 15.I will help
4.I think people
is going to (you) wash it? you with
will speak one
wash her your IT
language
hair this project.
someday.
afternoon.
16. Steve is tired.
He is going to take 17.I’m afraid
5. We will probably go a short nap. Helen won’t
mountaineering next
pass her final
summer.
exam because
18. Look! Pam
she didn’t
is going to
6.There are no clouds study hard
jump into the
in the sky. It is going to enough.
swimming pool.
be a beautiful day.

7. Don’t worry mum. I will 19.George will probably go

pick Tommy up from school to the concert.
today.
Aquí encontrarán algunas explicaciones sobre ¿por qué es la respuesta Will or Be going to?

Sigan los números…

1. Está utilizando la expresión “Perhabs”, es decir es una posibilidad.

2. Ya es algo que tiene planeado con antelación, gastar el dinero en la computadora.

3. El lavarse el cabello es algo que planeó con antelación, ya que lo realizará en la tarde.

4. Es una predicción, se usa ‘will’, la persona no está 100% segura de que sucederá.

5. Es una probabilidad, la persona no está 100% de que lo hará.

6. Es una predicción, pero basada en evidencia física y obvia, está 100% segura.

7. Se usa ‘will’ porque es una decisión que toma en el momento en el que está hablando. No
lo planeó con antelación, está ofreciendo ayuda en ese momento.

8. Cuando prometemos algo usamos ‘will’. Usualmente cuando lo hacemos prometemos algo
en el momento que hablamos.

9. Es ‘be going to’ porque es un plan hecho con antelación, ya tiene los materiales porque
está 100% de que hará el queque.

10. Es un deseo, una predicción al futuro.

11. Lo dice en ese momento, es una decisión sin planear.

12. Es un plan hecho con antelación, está 100% de que lo hará.

13. También es un plan hecho con antelación, ya tienen decido o planeado ver a los primos en
la noche. No lo acaban de decidir.

14. Pregunta en ese momento.

15. Ofrece ayuda en ese momento.

16. Es un plan hecho con antelación.

17. Habla sobre una predicción.

18. Habla de un plan o predicción basado en lo que está viendo en ese momento.

19. Se usa ‘will’ porque es una suposición, usa “probably” no está seguro de que lo va a hacer.

20. En el caso de las preguntas, podemos utilizar el ‘be going to’ para preguntar sobre los
planes que tiene una persona.

¡Espero esté claro! Relean las reglas y

siempre lean el contexto de la oración
para saber si es un plan predeterminado o
algo que se decidió en ese momento.