Language Structure & Drills
Review Sheet CH 3
Future Tenses Review Will & Be Going to Predictions about the future: According to the weather report, it will be cloudy tomorrow. According to the weather report, it is going to be cloudy tomorrow. Will vs. Be Going to Prior plan before moment of speaking (we need a dialogue with at least two persons): A: Why did you buy this plant? B: I’m going to paint my bedroom tomorrow. We use will for a decision made at the moment of speaking: Oops! Dropped my pen. Don’t worry. I’ll get it for you. Present Continuous to Express Future Time Definite plan for the future (before moment of speaking context is not relevant here): I’m going to stay home tonight. OR I’m staying home tonight. *Present Continuous vs. Be Going to We use the Present Continuous to show that something has been arranged for the future, while we use going to, to show that we intend to do something in the future (no arrangement). We are travelling around Europe after we finish school. We’ve already bought the tickets. (ARRANGEMENT) We are going to travel around Europe after we finish school. At least that’s what we plan to do. (INTENTION) Expressing Future Time on a Definite Schedule or Timetable In this case, Present Simple, Present Continuous, and Be Going To are possible: The bus leaves/is leaving/is going to leave at 8:00 tomorrow morning.
Semester 1, 2015/16
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