positive

oin
G tog short answers
I 'm
I am.
He/She/It 's going to play.
We/You/They 're
Yes, he/she/it is.
we/you/they are.
negative
I 'm not I 'm not.
He/She/It isn't going to play. No, he/she/it isn't.
We/You/They aren't we/you/they aren't.

questions
We use going to for things we are
Am I
Is he/she/it going to play? planning to do.
Are we/you/they I'm going to play basketball tomorrow.

the future: plans and intentions

 resent continuous
P
We use the present continuous for future actions that are already planned, arranged and agreed.
I'm meeting my friends later this afternoon.

Notice the difference between going to and the present continuous:

I'm going to talk to my teacher about my homework.
(This is my plan, but it isn't arranged yet.)
I'm seeing my teacher about my homework this afternoon.
(I already have a meeting arranged.)

resent simple
P
We use the present simple for something that will happen at aparticular time in the
future because it is part of a timetable or schedule.
Hurry up!The train leaves at nine o'clock.

the future: plans and intentions

 li l, May, Might
positive W
will ('ll) We use will and won't to make a prediction
I/He/She/It/We/You/They work.
may/might about the future, when we are fairly sure
about our prediction.
negative
*Life will be better for most people in the
won't
I/He/She/It/We/You/They work. future.
may/might not *We won't have so many problems in the
questions future.
will ('ll)
I/he/she/it/we/you/they work?
may/might We use may and might for predictions or guesses
about the future, when we think something is
short answers
possible,but we are not sure.
Yes, I/he/she/it/we/you/they will/might. *We may not do very well in the competition.
No, I/he/she/it/we/you/they won't/might not.
*It might rain later.

the future: predictions