GOING PLACES

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE AS FUTURE:

We use the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE AS FUTURE for:
 Future arrangements (We have more details about our
future plans decision)
The time expressions make the difference between the present
progressive and the Present progressive as future.
Time Expressions
tomorrow, tonight, next week, next weekend, next
month, next year, in two days..

 QUESTIONS WH QUESTIONS

FORMULA: WH QUESTION + VERB TO BE + SUBJECT + VERB

WITH ING+COMPLEMENT+?

EX: Where are you studying English tomorrow night?

I am studying English at home tomorrow night.

 YES/ NO QUESTIONS

FORMULA: VERB TO BE + SUBJECT + VERB WITH

ING+COMPLEMENT+?
EX: Are you studying English at home tomorrow night?

Short answers: Yes, I am / No, I am not

Long answers: Yes, I am studying English at home tomorrow
night.
No, I am not studying English at home tomorrow night.

VERB TO BE + GOING TO :
We use GOING TO for:
 Short terms future plans. (we are 100% SURE about our
future plans)
 Intentions. (we have already decided to do something)

 Predictions (when we have evidence)

SENTENCES
Ex: I am going to visit my family in Manizales next weekend.
 We are going to eat lunch with some friends tomorrow.
Anita is going to watch a movie tonight.
 QUESTIONS WH QUESTIONS

FORMULA: WH QUESTIONS + VERB TO BE + SUBJECT + GOING

TO+ VERB IN BASE FORM +COMPLEMENT+?

EX: Where are you going to study English tomorrow?

I am going to study English at home tomorrow.

 YES/ NO QUESTIONS

FORMULA: VERB TO BE + SUBJECT + GOING TO+ VERB IN BASE

FORM+COMPLEMENT+?

EX: Are you going to study English at home tomorrow?

Short answers: Yes, I am / No, I am not
Long answers: Yes, I am going to study English at home
tomorrow.
No, I am not going to study English at home tomorrow.

FUTURE WITH WILL

We use WILL for:
 Instant decisions
 Promises
 Offers
 Long term future plans (We use it when we are ONLY 50%
SURE about our future plans)
 Predictions (without evidence-We are guessing)

SENTENCES
MAYBE, PROBABLY, I GUESS, I THINK, I AM NOT SURE + WILL
EX: Maybe, I will work in Canada in 20 years.
We think, we will get married in 5 years.
Probably, my mother will buy a new car in a few years.
I guess, It won’t rain in Bogota tonight.

 QUESTIONS WH QUESTIONS

FORMULA: WH QUESTIONS + WILL + SUBJECT+ VERB IN BASE

FORM +COMPLEMENT+?

Ex: Where will you live in 10 years?

Maybe, I will live in Canada in 10 years.

 YES/ NO QUESTIONS
FORMULA: WILL + SUBJECT + VERB IN BASE
FORM+COMPLEMENT+?

Ex: Will you get married in 5 years?

Short answers: Yes, we will / No, we wont

Long answers: Yes, probably we will get married in 5 years.
No, I guess we won’t get married in 5 years.

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