Future Tense Forms and Usage

The video tutorial from Espresso English explains how to use 'will' and 'going to' to talk about the future in English. 'Going to' is typically used for plans and arrangements, while 'will' is used for promises, offers, and decisions made at the moment of speaking. Both can be used for making predictions or general statements about the future. The tutorial provides examples and tips for natural usage, emphasizing the pronunciation of 'going to' as 'gonna' in spoken English.

What are the two main ways to talk about the future in English?

• Should and would

• Can and could

• Might and must

• Will and going to

Which form is typically used for plans and arrangements?

• Going to

• Should

• Will

• Might

How is 'going to' often pronounced in spoken English?

• Gonna

• Gunna

• Gunna

• Gonna

Which form is used for promises?

• Going to

• Could

• Will

• Might

What is the short form of 'will'?

• Willn't

• Won't

• Will

• He'll

Which form is used for offers?

• Going to

• Should

• Will

• Might

When do you use 'will' for decisions?

• For hypothetical situations

• For decisions made in the moment

• For past events

• For future plans

Which form can be used for predictions?

• Both will and going to

• Only going to

• Neither will nor going to

• Only will

What is an example of a prediction using 'going to'?

• We should leave now.

• They might come later.

• She is going to win the race.

• I will go to the store.

Which form is used for general statements about the future?

• Both will and going to

• Neither will nor going to

• Only going to

• Only will