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Future forms

FUTURE FORMS LANGUAGE SYSTEMMOON GARDEN / 06

FUTURE FORMS / OVERVIEW

Overview

Making weekend plans, arranging an appointment, offering someone help, or predicting tomorrow’s weather: we talk about the future in many situations. Different forms help us show what we mean.

Explore the scenarios for each use ↓

01 / Plans and predictions

Going to

going to

Use going to for a plan you have already decided on. We also use it to make predictions based on evidence we can see now.

I’m going to visit my grandparents this weekend.

02 / Arrangements

Present continuous

am / is / are + verb-ing

Use am / is / are + verb-ing for a future arrangement, often agreed with another person. Include a future time to make the meaning clear.

I’m having dinner with friends tonight.

03 / Decisions, offers, promises and predictions

Will

will + base verb

Use will + base verb when you decide as you speak, offer help, or make a promise. We also use it to say what we think will happen.

The phone’s ringing. I’ll answer it.

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