Future Tense: Will & Be Going To

Future Tense: Will & Be Going To. Annisa Salfa Nadila 212020041 Madu Evi Agustin 212020274 Oric Cipta Nugraha 212020291 Natalie Mutiara Kasisih 222018019.

Point. Introduction. 01. Similarities. 02. Difference.

Introduction. 01.

Introduction. The future is the tense used to predict or express future events. We use the future simple to express spontaneous decisions, opinions and hopes. Be going to is used to express intentions for the future and make previsions based on signs we see at that moment..

Similarities. 02.

Will and Be Going to are two expressions that have the same meaning. Both can be used in English sentences if you want to express a prediction or estimate something..

Example. Meaning. According to the weather report, it will be cloudy tomorrow. According to the weather report, it is going to be cloudy tomorrow.

Difference. 03.

Example. Give a Warning If you don’t stop to smoke, I will tell your father Offer Help Voluntarily You bring so many things. I will help you with it. Be going to Do Something that has been planned I am going to paint my bedroom tomorrow. Something will happen in the future My stomach hurts. I think i’m going to throw up..

Forms. 04.

Study Objectives. Affirmative Forms. Future Simple : Subject + Will + Verb + ….. Be going to : Subject + To be +Going to + Verb +......

05 Example.

Future Simple. · I promise I will never talk to the boss about this. · The telephone is ringing. Will you answer it please ? · I will certainly come to the party. · If you don’t send an email, I will not talk to you again..

Be Going to. · We don’t have paper for the printer. I am going to get some. · This business isn’t going to fail. It’s a multinational corporation!.

Using The Sentence. 06.

Future Simple to Express. · decisions made while speaking; · invitations; · needs/duties/future events; · offers; · predictions based on opinions;.

Be Going to Express. · decision made before the moment of speaking, already planned events or activities; · predictions based on evidence about the near future..

We use the future simple to express predictions, beliefs or intentions about the future. We use be going to to express commands, predictions and things that are about to happen..

For Example. — “This printer will probably cost you 70 euros. I heard that it is the usual price.” = We are not certain about the price, we’re just making a guess and therefore we use future simple . — “This printer is going to cost 70 euros. I checked the price tag.” = We are certain about the price, therefore we use be going to . note: certain situations require the be going to structure, whereas others require the future simple ..

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