TO BE GOING TO
We use am/is/are + going to + base form of
main verb to express :
Express prior plans
I bought some wood because I am going to
build a bookcase for my apartment.
b) Predictions about Future.
She is going to succeed because she works hard.
She will succeed because she works hard.
Will used to express decision the speaker
makes at the moment of speaking
This chair is too heavy for you to carry alone. I’ll
help you.
TO BE GOING TO
• I’m going to watch TV.
• I’m going to watch TV this evening.
• I’m going to visit Italy sooner or later.
• Is she going to marry him? Yes, she is.
• Is Mary going to have a baby? Yes, in June.
• Are you going to learn German next term?
• Who is going to wash the dishes? Not me!
• I think (now) that John is going to go to London in a
week’s time.
‘going to go’ is repetitive, so we prefer to say ‘is going’
• Are you going to come with us to the cinema?
‘going to come’ doesn’t sound too good so we prefer to say ‘are you
coming’
WILL
helps other verbs to express FUTURE
Like other modals WILL is followed by the
base form (bare infinitive) of the main verb.
The negative form is won’t but if we want to
emphasize the negative we say ‘WILL NOT’.
WILL is used in many circumstances to
indicate the future, but it is not used for
our future intentions, plans or programmes
because will is an indicator of certainty.
WILL
is used:
For requests
For promises
For snap decisions
For predictions
For the inevitable
To show determination
Volunteering to do something
In sentences with verbs of opinion
In the first conditional
REQUESTS
Will anyone help
me to do the
ironing?
Will
REQUESTS
Asking somebody to do something
• Will you help me (to) cook dinner?
• Will you clean your bedroom tomorrow, please?
• Will you marry me?
• Will you please turn the television off?
• I’m afraid to go alone. Will you come with me?
Will
PROMISES
Promising to do something -
• I promise I will pay you back next Monday.
• I will definitely pay you back. I promise.
• I can’t help you today, but I promise I’ll help
you tomorrow.
• Will you promise me not to tell anyone what
I’ve just told you?
Snap decisions
Look at the
price! I’ll try it
on and I’ll buy it.
Will
SNAP DECISIONS
Decisions made instantaneously with no
planning
• I like that dress. I’ll buy it.
• How will you pay, madam? - I’ll pay cash.
• Look! It’s snowing. - OK. I’ll stay at home then.
• I haven’t got any money with me. – Alright, I’ll
pay this time.
• John, what does this word mean? - I don’t
know. I’ll look it up in the dictionary.
Predictions
You will
marry a very
rich man
Will
PREDICTIONS
Forecast of a future event
• This is the weather forecast. It will rain in
London tomorrow morning, but it won’t
snow.
• Will robots dominate the world in 2050?
• He will graduate in 5 years’ time.
• I’m sure the world will be a better place in the
near future.
• He won’t be President for much longer.
Inevitable
I will be 4
next year.
Will
THE INEVITABLE
Something certain in the future.
• John is 16. He will be 17 next June.
• Without water those plants will die.
• Unless you are wearing a tie, you
won’t be allowed into the dining
room of that 5 star hotel.
Will
TO SHOW DETERMINATION
• I don’t want to go to school today, mom! -
You WILL go whether you want to or not!
• You must tell me what John said. - I WILL
NOT tell you! I won’t break the promise I
made.
• You can ask me a thousand times but I WILL
NOT give you any more money!
Will
VOLUNTEERING TO DO SOMETHING
• I need some help with this suitcase! - OK,
John will help you.
• It’s very hot in here. - I’ll open the window if
that’s alright with you.
• My train leaves at 6.00! Don’t worry, I’ll take
you to the station.
• Who’ll help me to prepare dinner? - I will.
Will
IN SENTENCES WITH VERBS OF OPINION
• Do you think John WILL COME to my party? -
Yes, I think he WILL.
• I believe John WILL BE very pleased when you
tell him the news.
• I wonder what Mary WILL SAY when you tell her.
• I’m sure she WILL BE very happy in her new
house.
• I know he WILL STUDY very hard for this exam.
Will
IN THE FIRST CONDITIONAL
• If it rains I will take an umbrella with me.
• I won’t come unless you invite John too.
• I’ll phone you if I leave work later than I usually
do.
• John won’t be able to help us unless we ask
him well in advance.
• If I go to Italy next year I’ll ask Mary if she
would like to come with me.
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