It is possible expressing the future time in English in many different ways:- Will
- Going to
- Present Continuous
WILL
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I
you
he / she / it
we
they
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will ('ll)
will not (won't)
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play
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We use going to when we want to talk about a plan for the future.
- I'm going to see him tomorrow.
- They're going to go to London next month.
- We're going to study English this afternoon.
Subject
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Verb To be
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Going to
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Infinitive
|
I
|
am
| going to |
dance
|
He / She / It
|
is
|
read
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We / You / They
|
are
|
plan
|
Subject
|
Verb To be + not
|
Going to
|
Infinitive
|
I
|
am not
| going to |
sleep
|
He / She / It
|
is not (isn’t)
|
cook
| |
We / You / They
|
are not (aren’t)
|
jump
|
Verb To Be
|
Subject
|
Going to
|
Infinitive
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What
|
am not
|
I
| going to |
do?
|
Where
|
is not (isn’t)
|
he / she / it
|
eat?
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are not (aren’t)
|
we / you / they
|
fish?
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This future plan doesn’t have to be for the near future. In this case, we use the present continuous form of the verb:
Activivites about future plans with going to:
- Englisch-Hilfen: exercises 1, 2 & 3.
- English Grammar Secrets: exercises 1, 2, 3 & 4.
- English 3D: complete the dialogue.
- ESL Gold: audio exercise.
