Future Tenses Overview

This page introduces the main forms of expressing future in English, focusing on the Future Simple tense. It presents the structures for both "will" and "be going to" forms in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences.

Definition: The Future Simple tense is used to talk about actions or events that will happen in the future.

Highlight: There are two main ways to express the future in English: "will" and "be going to". While sometimes interchangeable, they often have distinct meanings.

The page provides conjugation tables for both "will" and "be going to" forms, showing how they are used with different subjects.

Example:

• I will work (Affirmative)
• You won't work (Negative)
• Will he/she/it work? (Interrogative)

Vocabulary:

• Affirmative: Positive statement
• Negative: Statement expressing denial or refusal
• Interrogative: Question form

Future Simple: Structure and Uses

This page delves deeper into the structure and uses of the Future Simple tense, explaining when to use "will" and "be going to".

Structure:

• Affirmative: Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + "going to" + main verb
• Negative: Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + "not" + "going to" + main verb
• Interrogative: Auxiliary verb (to be) + subject + "going to" + main verb?

Highlight: The difference between "going to" and "will" lies in the sense of planning and probability of an action occurring.

Uses of "will":

1. For voluntary actions
2. To express a promise

Uses of "going to":

1. For concrete plans
2. To indicate intention to do something

Example:

• "Will you help me move?" (voluntary action)
• "We are going to have a party tonight." (concrete plan)

Both "will" and "going to" can be used for predictions, but "going to" is preferred when there's evidence that something will happen.