SUMMARY OF UNIT 6 The Future THE FUTURE WITH WILL
EXAMPLES
Affirmative Statement Negative Statement Yes/No Question Short Answer Wh- Question Negative Wh- Question Subject Wh- Question
He will become a nurse. He won’t become a doctor. Will he become a nurse soon? Yes, he will. When will he become a nurse? Why won’t he become a doctor? Who will become a doctor?
THE FUTURE WITH BE GOING TO
EXAMPLES
Affirmative Statement Negative Statement Yes/No Question Short Answer Wh- Question Negative Wh- Question Subject Wh- Question
He is going to study Chinese. He isn’t going to study Spanish. Is he going to study Japanese? No, he isn't. Where is he going to study Chinese? Why isn’t he going to study Spanish? Who is going to study Spanish?
USES OF WILL AND BE GOING TO
WILL
BE GOING TO
Predictions
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Simple facts
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Offers
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Plans before the moment of speaking
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Decisions about the future that come at the moment of speaking
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The Future with Time and If Clauses TIME OR IF CLAUSE (SIMPLE PRESENT)
MAIN CLAUSE (FUTURE)
After I finish the article,
I’ll give it to you.
If you study nursing,
you’re going to find a job easily.
MAIN CLAUSE (FUTURE)
TIME OR IF CLAUSE (SIMPLE PRESENT)
I’m going to teach English
when I go back to my country.
I’ll tell you about the article
if you have a few minutes.
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