SIMPLE FUTURE - Will / Going to

Made by: Luís Fernando Macedo da Cruz - 9º B - Objetivo Peruíbe

Simple Future

The Simple Future is a verbal time used to express future actions that didn’t happen yet. The
Simple Future Tense can indicate a decision that is being done during the sentence. When the
future actions are being used in a sentence, it is common to use modal verbs such as will,
shall and the structure going to.

Future with will

Usually, we use will to indicate a future idea that expresses doubt, or is yet to be decided
during the sentence.
The formula to create a sentence with will is:

“Subject + will + main verb in infinitive without to + complement” (Positive Form)

Examples:

● I will buy a pizza.

● We will go out tonight
● I’ll visit my grandma on the weekend

When the phrase is negative, the formula is:

“Subject + will + not + main verb in infinitive without to + complement” (Negative Form)
Examples:

● They will not be here for Christmas.

● We will not complete that now.
● I won’t be able to help you now.

When the sentence is a question, the appropriate formula is:

“Will + subject + main verb in infinitive without to + complement” (Interrogative Form)

Examples:

● Will they marry this year?

● Will we go out tonight?
Future with going to

We use the future with going to to indicate a future action that is already planned, and is
confirmed to happen.

Affirmative form
The formula to create a sentence with going to is:

“Subject + verb to be (am/is/are)+ going to + main verb in infinitive without to +

complement”
Examples:

● She is going to have lunch with Mary.

● They are going to arrive later today.

Negative Form

The formula to create a negative sentence with going to is:

“Subject + verb to be (am/is/are)+ not + going to + main verb in infinitive without to +

complement”
Examples:

● She’s not going to the festival.

● They’re not in singing class.

Interrogative form

The formula to create a question with going to is:

“Verb to be (am/is/are) + subject + going to + main verb in infinitive without to +

complement”
Examples:

● Are you going to watch The Batman in the Movies?

● Is this going to take all day?