FUTURE

L.L.E. ANGEL VENCES NOLASCO

 WHICH ONE IS
CORRECT?

Will Going to
• Predictions • Prior plans
based on • Predictions
beliefs based on
• Spontaneous evidence
• Offer • Something
• Promise is about to
happen
• Threat
EXAMPLES WILL

• Predictions based on beliefs

• I think Mexico will win the world cup
• Spontaneous
• I am thisrty, I will drink water.
• Offer
• That looks heavy, I’ll help you with it.
• Promise
• Don’t worry I won’t tell anyone.
• Threat
• If you don’t stop I will tell your mother.
EXAMPLES GOING TO

• Prior plans: Future plans decided before the moment of speaking

• I am going to visit my mom next week
• Predictions based on evidence
• Look at this black clouds, It is going to rain
• Something is about to happen
• Get back, the bombs are gonna explode.
FORM (AFFIRMATIVE)

• Subject + will + main verb + complement

I am thisrty, I will drink water
• Subject + verb “to be” in present simple + going to + main verb + complement
I am going to visit my mom next week
FORM (NEGATIVE)

• Subject + will not or won’t + main verb + complement

Don’t worry I won’t tell anyone.
• Subject + verb “to be” in negative + going to + main verb + complement
Look at the sky, It is not going to rain.