Ways to Talk About the Future Using Will and Going To Verbs
Learn how to express future actions using "will + verb" and "to be going to + verb" structures, along with negations and identifying when to use each form. Practice exercises to reinforce understanding and improve your fluency in English.
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There are several ways to talk about the future 1. will + verb When you make promises I will always love you! When you make a momentary decision I will help you! When you make a guess or a prediction You will have four children!
2. To be +going to + verb When you make plans or arrangements, or you see something obvious is going to happen I am going to stay home tomorrow. (plan) He is going to cook spaghetti. (obvious action) They are going to travel to New York. (arrangement)
NEGATION The negative word NOT always follows the helping verb in any situation: I will not stay home any more. They are not going to come here. We are not travelling together tomorrow.
How to recognize which form to use? will is usually used in sentences that have phrases like I hope , I think , maybe Ex: I think I will have the beef roast. going to is used in phrases that show a plan Lucy is packing her bags. She is going to travel tomorrow.
Here are some exercises Complete the sentences with will + verb , to be going to verb, 1.Laura ____________________ (go) to London next week. 2. We _____________________ (have) a party next Saturday. 3. I hope it _________________ (not rain) during the holidays. 4. We __________________ (organise) a trip next weekend. 5. It s very hot. I ___________________ (open) the windows. 6. They __________________( not go) on a school trip tomorrow. 7. I can t go with you this afternoon. I ______________ (go) to the dentist.
8. A: I have to search information about Africa. B: I ____________ (help) you . 9. A: Why are you wearing trainers? B: Because I ______________ (play) tennis. 10. In the future the rain forest ___________ (completely/disappear). 11. Peter is very pale. He ______________ (faint). 12. I ______________ (meet) my friends tonight. 13. The teacher is really angry with Tom. He ___________ (call) his parents. 14. Watch out! You ______________ (fall) over. 15. What are your plans for next summer? I ______________ (visit) my grandparents.
