future tenses

going to X will
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be going to
AM
IS GOING TO VERB
ARE

•I am going to play soccer tomorrow.

•Alex is going to play soccer tomorrow.
•The boys are going to play soccer tomorrow.
be going to – negative sentences
AM
IS NOT GOING TO VERB
ARE

•I am not going to play soccer tomorrow.

•Alex is not going to play soccer tomorrow.
isn’t
•The boys are not going to play soccer tomorrow.
aren’t
be going to
AM
IS PERSON GOING TO VERB
ARE

•Is Alex going to play soccer tomorrow?

• Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
•Are the boys going to play soccer tomorrow?
• Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.
will
WILL VERB
•I will call you later.
•We will help you with this.
will
WILL NOT VERB
•I will not call you later.
won’t
•We will not help you with this.
won’t
will
WILL PERSON VERB
•Will you call me later?
•Yes, I will. / No, I won’t.
•Will you help us with this?
•Yes, we will. / No, we won’t.
NOTE: WILL pode ser usado para fazer
pedidos formais (requests).
• Will you lend me your phone?
going to X will
opinion-based decision taken at the
prediction time of speaking
what is going
to happen
next

promise / future
consequence
 WILL também pode ser usado para indicar a consequência de
uma condição.
going to X will • If you study hard, you will get a good grade on the test.

Indicar decisão
indicar planos
tomada no
para o futuro
momento

Indicar ação
prestes a
acontecer

indicar previsão
indicar previsão baseada em
baseada em opinião
fatos