Future Tense (Future Simple using will and going to)
- 6 years ago
In this lesson Jeremy Explains how we form and use the Future Simple tense. Well take a look at the two forms of the Future Simple(will and going to) and how they are different.\r
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There are two ways to make the future tense (or more specifically the future simple tense) in English. The first is to use will + base form of the verb, for example It will rain tomorrow. The second is to use the verb to be + going to+ the base form of the verb, for exampleIt is going to rain tomorrow. Both forms of the future tense (future simple) are considered ok in formal English, and both are used interchangeably in many ways when talking about the future. However there are sometimes that its better to use will and sometimes that its better to use be going to. Lets look at some will vs. going to examples. The Will form of the future simple is used to make quick decisions in response to questions or sudden things that happen. For example if a phone rings the usual response would be Ill get it. Or if your coworker invites you to come along to get some lunch as he walks out the door you would respond, Yeah, Ill come. Both are quick responses and so use the will form of the future tense. But what if instead of the phone just ringing you knew that your boss planned to call you tonight to talk about work you might say, My boss is going to call me at home tonight, if the phone rings please answer it. In this example there has been a plan made so we use the to be going to form of the present simple tense. And in the other example what if instead of your coworker inviting you to join him for lunch as he walks out the door he invites you to meet up with some friends after work. He might say Some friends and I are going to meet up and maybe watch a , would you like to come? In this example a plan was made and so we use the to be going to form of the future simple tense instead of the will form of the future simple tense. So the easiest way to remember the differences is to simply use will for quick decisions and to be going to for planned out ions. For predictions about the future both forms of the present simple tense are basically interchangeable (Humans will live on Mars, or Humans are going to live on Mars). For promises both are ok, perhaps with a preference to will (I will call you the minute I arrive to let you know that Im safe, or I am going to call you the minute I arrive to let you know that Im safe) Try not to worry too much about whether you should use will or to be going to at first. The f is that if you use will for a planned ion it is not technically wrong, its just not the way that a native English speaker would normally say it. The more you speak English and listen to Native English speakers speaking English the easier it will become to use both forms of the future simple tense correctly without thinking about it too much.
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Grammar Gurus helps you learn English grammar with high quality entertaining English videos. English lessons can be fun!\r
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There are two ways to make the future tense (or more specifically the future simple tense) in English. The first is to use will + base form of the verb, for example It will rain tomorrow. The second is to use the verb to be + going to+ the base form of the verb, for exampleIt is going to rain tomorrow. Both forms of the future tense (future simple) are considered ok in formal English, and both are used interchangeably in many ways when talking about the future. However there are sometimes that its better to use will and sometimes that its better to use be going to. Lets look at some will vs. going to examples. The Will form of the future simple is used to make quick decisions in response to questions or sudden things that happen. For example if a phone rings the usual response would be Ill get it. Or if your coworker invites you to come along to get some lunch as he walks out the door you would respond, Yeah, Ill come. Both are quick responses and so use the will form of the future tense. But what if instead of the phone just ringing you knew that your boss planned to call you tonight to talk about work you might say, My boss is going to call me at home tonight, if the phone rings please answer it. In this example there has been a plan made so we use the to be going to form of the present simple tense. And in the other example what if instead of your coworker inviting you to join him for lunch as he walks out the door he invites you to meet up with some friends after work. He might say Some friends and I are going to meet up and maybe watch a , would you like to come? In this example a plan was made and so we use the to be going to form of the future simple tense instead of the will form of the future simple tense. So the easiest way to remember the differences is to simply use will for quick decisions and to be going to for planned out ions. For predictions about the future both forms of the present simple tense are basically interchangeable (Humans will live on Mars, or Humans are going to live on Mars). For promises both are ok, perhaps with a preference to will (I will call you the minute I arrive to let you know that Im safe, or I am going to call you the minute I arrive to let you know that Im safe) Try not to worry too much about whether you should use will or to be going to at first. The f is that if you use will for a planned ion it is not technically wrong, its just not the way that a native English speaker would normally say it. The more you speak English and listen to Native English speakers speaking English the easier it will become to use both forms of the future simple tense correctly without thinking about it too much.