Future tense (mind the exceptions!)

 

Future “will” - Formation:

Future Tense “going to” - Formation:

person + “will” + infinitive of the verb

person + present form of “to be” + “going to” + infinitive + “-ing”

Future “will” - Conjugation:

Future Tense “going to” -  Conjugation:

I will exercise

I am going to exercise

You will exercise

You are going to exercise

He, she, it will exercise

He, she, it is going to exercise

We will exercise

We are going to exercise

You will exercise

You are going to exercise

They will exercise

They are going to exercise

There are also the forms: Future Progressive, like: “I will be learning” and Future Perfect, like: “you will have leaned”... more examples soon to come!

 

Future - Usage:

Future Tenses Examples

Use Future Tense “will” for future events that cannot be controlled and for spontaneous reactions,

Future Tense “going to” for plans, intentions and the near future,

Present Simple for schedules (e. g. times of arrivals and departures),

Present Progressive for individual plans and intentions.

· “I think I will be back at seven.”

· “I am going to become a teacher.”

· “I am playing chess with him tomorrow.”

· “The train leaves at eight”.

 

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