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    This document discusses different ways to talk about future events in English, including using "be going to" to talk about plans, the present continuous tense to discuss certain future arrangements, and "will" and "won't" to make predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. It provides examples of how to use each construction to refer to future events like visiting a place tomorrow, not sailing next month, leaving soon, what the weather will be like, turning up the heating, and agreeing to help someone.

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    Future Forms A2-B1

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    Claire Post
    This document discusses different ways to talk about future events in English, including using "be going to" to talk about plans, the present continuous tense to discuss certain future arrangements, and "will" and "won't" to make predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. It provides examples of how to use each construction to refer to future events like visiting a place tomorrow, not sailing next month, leaving soon, what the weather will be like, turning up the heating, and agreeing to help someone.

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    Future Forms

    Be Going to…
    • Use:

    • To speak about future, personal plans.

    I’m going to visit Valencia tomorrow.


    He isn’t going to sail next month.
    Are we going to leave soon?
    Present Continuous
    (with future meaning)
    • Use:

    • Plans which are 100% sure


    • Future arrangements/meetings with
    people

    • We’re eating spaghetti tonight


    • I’m seeing the doctor at 2.30 on Friday
    WILL / WON’T
    • Uses:
    • Future predictions/forecasts
    • Spontaneous decisions
    • Promises
    • It will be warm and sunny tomorrow.
    • I’m cold. I’ll turn up the heating.
    • Will you help me? Yes, I will.

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