future tense will vs goingto

GRAMMAR TIME!!GRAMMAR TIME!!Future Tense: "Will"

Vs. "Going To"

UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA DE EL SALVADOR

Talking about the future

We use the future tense We use the future tense to talk about events, to talk about events, ideas or experiences ideas or experiences which haven't taken which haven't taken place yet.place yet.


There are a number of There are a number of ways of expressing the ways of expressing the future, but we will deal future, but we will deal here with the most here with the most important ones: important ones: WILLWILL and and GOING TOGOING TO..


To use To use Will Will we follow the we follow the scheme below:scheme below:

AFF: Will + verb in AFF: Will + verb in infinitiveinfinitive

NEG: Will + not + NEG: Will + not + verb in infinitive / verb in infinitive / Won't + verb in Won't + verb in infinitiveinfinitive

INT: Will + subject + INT: Will + subject + verb in infinitive...?verb in infinitive...?

I I will will study medicine study medicine when I finish high school.when I finish high school.

I I won't won't (will+not) waste (will+not) waste my time.my time.

Will Will you be my first you be my first patient?patient?


To use To use GOING TOGOING TO we we follow the scheme follow the scheme belowbelow::

AFF: am/is/are + going AFF: am/is/are + going to + verb in infinitiveto + verb in infinitive

NEG: am/is/are + not + NEG: am/is/are + not + going to + verb in going to + verb in infinitiveinfinitive

INT: am/is/are + subject INT: am/is/are + subject + going to + verb in + going to + verb in infinitive...?infinitive...?

She'She's going tos going to study for study for her exam.her exam.

She She isn't (is+not) going isn't (is+not) going toto play computer games. play computer games.

IsIs she she going togoing to get good get good marks?marks?


Now that you know how to form Now that you know how to form WILLWILL and and GOING TOGOING TO, , look at their different uses to talk about the future...look at their different uses to talk about the future...

Talking about the future: USE 1

WILL WILL is used to express is used to express a voluntary action. a voluntary action. WillWill often suggest that a often suggest that a speaker will do speaker will do something voluntarily:something voluntarily:

I I willwill get you a cup of get you a cup of teatea..


WILL WILL is used to express is used to express a promise. a promise. WillWill is usually is usually used in promises.used in promises.

I promise I I promise I won'twon't tell tell anyone you cheated in anyone you cheated in the exam.the exam.


GOING TO GOING TO is used to is used to express a plan. express a plan. Going Going toto expresses that expresses that something is a plan.something is a plan.

I'I'm going tom going to be an actor be an actor when I grow up.when I grow up.


WILL WILL oror GOING TO GOING TO are are used to express a used to express a prediction.prediction.

Both Both will will and and going to going to can express the idea of can express the idea of a general prediction in a general prediction in the future.the future.

The year 2222 The year 2222 willwill be a be a very interesting year.very interesting year.

The year 2222 The year 2222 is going is going toto be a very interesting be a very interesting year.year.

WE'RE DONE.WE'RE DONE.THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU FOR

YOUR ATTENTION!!YOUR ATTENTION!!

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