FUTURE TENSES

By: Valery Pacheco

 Future with WILL
Structure: Subject + will + verb + complement
Example: Maria will travel to LA next month.

We use future tense with will to talk about:

Decisions made at that exact moment of speaking.

Example: My phone is ringing. I will answer it.

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 Uncertain things (especially with probably, maybe, think, hope and
expect).
Example: Maybe I will go to the party.

Predictions (not certain).

Example: I think that plant will grow very fast.

Requests, promises, offers...

Example: I promise I won't do it again. I swear.

When the sentence is negative we can use

will not or won't.
 Interrogatives and answers

Structure: will + subject + verb + complement

Example: Will Maria travel to LA next month?

Example: Maybe I will go to the party.

Are you going to the party?

Yes, I am
No, I am not.
Future with GOING TO
Structure: Subject + going to + verb + complement
Example: I am going to have classes next week.

We use future tense with going to to talk about:

Something we have decided to do but is not definite.

Example: I am going to wash my clothes.

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 Predict something when we have evidence.
Example: The sky doesn't look grey. It is not going to rain.
(For negative sentences you just add "not" before going to.)

Plans.
Example: I am going to meet my friend next week .

Remember to use
am= I
is= he/she/it
are= we/you/they
 Interrogatives and answers

Structure: Am/is/are/ + going to + subject + verb + complement

Example: Are you going to meet your friend?

Example: I am going to meet my friend next week .

Are you going to meet your friend next week?

Yes, I am
No, I am not.
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Future with will exercises:

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/will_future_mix.htm

Future with going to exercises:

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/going-to-write-3
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Will or going to?
https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/will-vs-be-going-to/