FUTURE FORMS

FUTURE FORMS

WILL

GONG TO

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

WILL / SHALL

•  Decisions, plans and arrangements.

• Offers, promises and suggestions.

• We use shall + I/ we in questions to make offers and suggestions.

GOING TO

• to talk about future plans (= decisions we made earlier):

• to make predictions based on concrete facts (= things that we can see or information that we have read, etc.)

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

• to talk about arrangements (= fi xed plans, usually involving other people and specifi c times and places)

• There is not a big difference in meaning between going to and the present continuous to talk about future plans / arrangements. Often both are possible

• In negative sentences, say I don’t think + will.

Complete the sentences with will, shall or going to and the verbs in brackets.

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What time

(we / meet)?

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(I / carry) your bag down the stairs?

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(you / cook) me a nice meal tonight?

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I

(come) back one day – I promise

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According to the website, she

(talk) about some of her trips.

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I

(go) to bed when this programme is finished – I’m tired.

Present continuous or be going to

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