Future. Unit 4.
Future. Unit 4.
USES
• To talk about future events which are already
FORM: be + (not) going to + inf. planned (arrangements)
• ✅ : I / You / He / She / It / We /They + going to + inf. • Zoe and Marco are visiting Cuba in January. (They have bought their
• I'm going to do sports. plane tickets)
• ❌ : I / You / He / She / It / We /They + be + not going to + inf. • Present continuous sounds a little more definite
• I'm not going to do sports.
• ❓ : Be + I / you / he / she / it / we / they + going to + inf. ? • We do not often use going to go. We usually use
• Am I going to do sport? the present continuous form going to.
USES • S.A. : Yes/No, + I / you / he / she / it / we / they + be (not). • I'm going to the theatre on Saturday.
• Predictions • Yes, I am.
• No, I am not.
• Will with certain words and expressions
• Will for spontaneous decisions
• Will for offering to do something
Present
Be going to continuous
USES USES
• To talk about an action that will be finished • Actions in progress in the future
before a certain time in the future. • Future events
BY
• By or by the time is used in this way mean ‘not
later than’ or 'before'.
• By the time you're 21 you'll be playing football in the Premier League.