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The Uses of Future Simple
The Uses of Future Simple
The form of the future simple: Will + verb Ex: I will play
-Be going to:
Plans and intentions for the future when a decision has already been made Ex: Mrs
Lucky is going to meet a friend in town.
Predictions for the future that are based on present evidence.
Ex: The sky is blue; it is not going to rain. So Mrs Lucky is going to leave her umbrella at
home.
-Signal words: English simple future tense:
Certain expressions can help us to recognize the tense being used in a sentence. The
following words indicate the use of a future tense:
Ex: In one year, next week, tomorrow…
However, there are no concrete signal words for going to. We have to examine the context
to determine which future tense to use.
-Going to vs. Gonna:
In informal contexts (such as text messages and emails between friends) and especially in
spoken English, going to is often contracted to gonna.
Ex: Mrs Lucky is going to meet a friend in town. (more formal/written English).
Ex: Would you please turn off the TV when you finish?