FUTURE EXPLANATIONS

TO DESCRIBE OUR AMBITIONS: WHO WE WANT TO BE, WHATWE WANT TO ACHIEVE

• be going to

• will

TO DESCRIBE PREDICTIONS with EVIDENCE/FACTS .

Look at the sky, it’s going to rain!

• be going to

• will

TO DESCRIBE PLANNED FUTURE EVENTS:

She is going to a concert next week. She has the tickets.

• be going to

• will

TO TALK ABOUT PREDICTIONS IN GENERAL:

Tomorrow, we´ll win the match.

• be going to

• will

I won´t play tomorrow. I´m tired

• decisions of the moment

• plans or intentions

Don´t worry, I will lend you the money!

• decisions of the moment

• plans or intentions

• promises

Will you call me when you arrive?

• offers/requests

• plans or intentions

• promises

If you do that again, I´ll call your parents.

• THREATS

• TO DESCRIBE PREDICTIONS with EVIDENCE/FACTS

• PROMISES

Christopher is going to be a firefighter when he grows up.

• describe ambitions, what you want to be

• predictions with evidence

• promises

QUE USAMOS ????

WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FIXED FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS: hayuna entrada, un boleto de avion, una cita, un turno medico, etc

• WILL

• PRESENT CONTINUOUS

• BE GOING TO