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Future Tenses: Will, Going To, Present Continuous

The document discusses different ways to express the future in English using 'will', 'going to', and the present continuous tense. It provides examples for using 'will' to make instant decisions, predictions, and conditional sentences, and for using 'going to' to express unplanned intentions. It also explains that the present continuous is used for planned future arrangements with a specific time or place.

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Future Tenses: Will, Going To, Present Continuous

The document discusses different ways to express the future in English using 'will', 'going to', and the present continuous tense. It provides examples for using 'will' to make instant decisions, predictions, and conditional sentences, and for using 'going to' to express unplanned intentions. It also explains that the present continuous is used for planned future arrangements with a specific time or place.

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WILL

IS GOING TO
“ING” FUTURE
The future “WILL”
1. FOR INSTANT DECISIONS
Example: "I've left the door open; I'll close it."

2. FOR PREDICTIONS:
Example: "She'll pass the exam. She's
hardworking“

3. WITH THE FOLLOWING UNCERTAIN WORDS:


"I (don't) think...", "I expect...", "I'm sure...", "I wonder...",
"probably".
Example: "It will probably rain tonight" , "I wonder what will
happen?

4. IN CONDITIONAL SENTENCES:
Example: "If I have enough time, I'll watch the film."
The Future “GOING TO”

We use 'going to' to express the future when we


intend to do something or have decided to do
something but did not arrange it.

It is just an intention.

Without planning.
Examples:

1. A: The windows are dirty.


B: Yes I know. I'm going to clean them later. (= I've decided to
clean them ,but I haven't arranged to clean them.)

2. A: Where are you going now?

B: I’m going to my grandma’s house because I miss her.(= I’ve


decided to go now, but I haven’t planned to go there.)
The Future “PRESENT CONTINUOUS”

The present continuous for future plans:

The present continuous is used when we say what we have


planned with someone and arranged to do at a specific time
in the future.

These are fixed plans with a definite time and/or


place.
Examples

I'm doing my homework this evening.

I'm starting university in September.

Sally is meeting John at seven o'clock this evening in

a restaurant downtown.
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