• Simple Future
• Simple Future has two different forms in English: "will" and "be going
to.
" Although the two forms can sometimes be used interchangeably,
they often express two very different meanings.
These different
meanings might seem too abstract at...
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• Simple Future
• Simple Future has two different forms in English: "will" and "be going
to.
" Although the two forms can sometimes be used interchangeably,
they often express two very different meanings.
These different
meanings might seem too abstract at first, but with time and
practice, the differences will become clear.
Both "will" and "be going
to" refer to a specific time in the future.
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• FORM Will
• [will + verb]
• Examples:
• You will help him later.
• Will you help him later?
• You will not help him later.
• FORM Be Going To
• [am/is/are + going to + verb]
• Examples:
• You are going to meet Jane tonight.
• Are you going to meet Jane tonight?
• You are not going to meet Jane tonight.
• Complete List of Simple Future Forms
• USE 1 "Will" to Express a Voluntary Action
• "Will" often suggests that a speaker will do something voluntarily.
A
voluntary action is one the speaker offers to do for someone else.
Often, we use "will" to respond to someone else s complaint or
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