will-future/going to-future - Diagram Both tenses are future tenses.
We use the will-future for predictions, assumptions, promises and when we do something spontaneously.
We use the going to-future with planned actions.
going to-future - Form of affirmative, negative sentences and questions Form of the going to-future We use a form of to be (am, are or is), going to and the infinitive of the verb.
to be (am , are , is ) + going to infinitive
Affirmative sentences Example: I am going to play is going to play are going to play handball.
NOTE : Use am I is he , she it with all other pronouns are
We often use short forms in affirmative sentences in the going to-future:
Negative sentences Example: I am not going to play is not going to play are not going to play
NOTE: We often use short forms in negative sentences in the going to-future.
Questions In the going to -future we put the auxiliary (am , are or is ) before the subject going to - Verb - Rest).
Example: Am I going to play Is going to play Are going to play
going to-future - Short and long forms (Contracted forms)
Short forms in the going to-future
We often use short/contracted forms with the going to-future.
affirmative
long form
short form
I am going to buy
I'm going to buy
he, she, it:
he, she, it:
he is going to buy
he's going to buy
we, you, they:
we, you, they:
we are going to buy
we're going to buy
negative (not after to be)
long form
short form
I am not going to buy
I'm not going to buy
he, she, it:
he, she, it:
he is not going to buy
he is n't going to buy 's not going to buy
we, you, they:
we, you, they:
we are not going to buy
we are n't going to buy 're not going to buy
going to-future - Signal words There are no "clear" signal words for the going to-future.
So analyse the type of the action in the sentence. Then decide which future form should be used in the sentence.
Have a look at the use of the going to-future .
going to-future – Summary
Use
1) planned actions in the future
We are going to sing at the party.
2) You are certain that sth. is going to happen in the future.
Look at this car! It is going to crash into the yellow one.
Signal words
no unambiguous ones
Form
to be (am, are, is) + going to + infinitive
Examples
Affirmative sentences:
I am going to play handball.going to play handball.
You are going to play handball.going to play handball.
Negative sentences:
I am not going to play handball.going to play handball.
You are not going to play handball.going to play handball.are n't going to play handball.
Questions:
Am I going to play handball?
Are you going to play handball?
ATTENTION!!
Do not mix up with the Present Progressive
going to-future
Present Progressive
He's going to read the book.
He's reading the book.
going to-future – Use
going to-future - Use The going to-future is one future tense. There are other future tenses, like the will-future , the Present Progressive , the Future Progressive/Continuous and the Simple Present .
We use the going to-future:
1) planned actions in the future We are going to sing at the party. are going to fly to South Africa.
2) You are certain that sth. is going to happen in the future. Look at this car! It is going to crash into the yellow one.
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