CLASS SIX
Future going to and will
FUTURE GOING TO
We use going to when we have the intention or plan to do
something.
Jo has won the lottery. He says he's going to buy a Porsche.
We're not going to paint our bedroom tomorrow.
We use going to to make a prediction about the future. Our
prediction is based on present evidence.
The sky is very black. It's going to snow.
It's 8.30! You're going to miss the train!
FUTURE GOING TO
Affirmative and negative sentences
Subject Am/ is/ are Going to Infinitive Complem.
I
am
send
messages.
type
the letter.
He / it is
she
going to save
the file.
(not)
We
You
are
They
í:
Sujeto + am/is/are + going to + verbo en infinitivo + complemento
FUTURE GOING TO
Interrogative sentences
Am/ is/
are
Subject
Am
I
Is
He / It
She
Are
Going to Infinitive Complement
print
í:
We
You
They
going to
the data.
scan
the letter.
copy
the images.
Sujeto + am/is/are + going to + verbo en infinitivo + complemento
FUTURE WILL
Uses
1) Future actions happen without the speaker's intention
The sun will shine tomorrow.
2) Predictions, assumptions
I think Sue will arrive in Paris at 6 pm.
3) Spontaneous actions
Hang on! I'll have a word with you.
FUTURE WILL
Affirmative and negative sentences
will
Subject
I
He / It
She
We
You
They
í:
will – ‘ll
Infinitive Complement
win
delete
a virus.
pass
to the UofA.
Sujeto + am/is/are + going to + verbo en infinitivo + complemento
will not
won’t
a laptop.
FUTURE WILL
Interrogative sentences
Will
subject
I
will
Infinitive
lost
í:
He / it
she
We
you
they
eliminate
Complement
my job.
the information
Sujeto + am/is/are + going to + verbo en infinitivo + complemento
get
better soon
COMPUTER VOCABULARY
WHAT IS IT?
According to the context complete with going to or will
1) Microsoft___________________________ new office next
year. (to lunch)
2) if I win the lottery, I_______________________ a new
computer. (to get)
3) I think, my mother _______________________ this lap top
color. (to like)
4) Paul's sister ________________________ a baby. (to have)
5) They________________________ at about 4 in the
afternoon. (to arrive)
6) Just a moment. I _______________ you with the message.
(to send)
7) In 2020 people _______________ more hybrid cars. (to buy)
8) Marvin ____________________ a party next week. (to give)
9) We_________________________ to Mexico in June. (to fly)
10) Look at the clouds! It ______________________________
soon. (to rain)
Complete with going to or will
1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?
B: I ______________________________(write) a letter to
my friends back home in Texas.
2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!
B: I ________________________________(get) you a cup of
coffee. That will wake you up.
3. A: I can't hear the television!
B: I __________________________________(turn) it up so
you can hear it.
4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France.
We __________________(visit) Paris, Nice and Grenoble.
5. Sarah_________________________ (come) to the party.
Oliver____________________ (be) there as well.