A concise chart of how to express FUTURE in English
TO BE GOING TO
1.- We have already made a decision:
a).- We are going to celebrate the
Women’s Day on 8th March.
b).- Next year, you are going to
study English in 3rd CSE.
2.- The present situation tells us
something about the future.
a).- Yeye is playing football really
well. Look! He’s going to score a goal! Goooooaaalllll!!!!
WILL
1.- We haven’t decided about the
future yet, or we make a prediction. We often use words such as think, doubt, suposse, probably…
a).- I think all my students will
pass the English test.
b).- I’ll probably finish preparing the
test for tomorrow for my students when we finish this class.
c).- Look! It’s cloudy! I suppose it
will rain in a few minutes.
2.- We decide at the time of speaking
to do something:
a).- Teacher:
Have you finished the exercise?
Student:
No! I’ll finish right now.
b).-
Teacher: Oh, I’ve forgotten to check
the attendance on iSEN on my smart phone!!
Student:
Don’t worry teacher! I’ll do it!!
