Future

The Future Form and Use Future Simple (will) Be going to Present Continuous

Form: Will Affirmative: She will move to England. Negative: She will not move to England. Interrogative: Will she move to England?

Use: Will We use will: 

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To make a prediction about the distant, uncertain future. To offer our help to somebody or to make a promise. To make a decision at the time of speaking. To make a request.

Form: Be going to Affirmative: You are going to leave next week. Negative: You are not going to leave next week. Interrogative: Are you going to leave next week?

Use: Be going to We use be going to to express:  An

intention.  A prediction based on something we can observe.

Form: Present Continuous Affirmative: We are having dinner with my parents tonight. Negative: We are not having dinner with my parents tonight. Interrogative: Are we having dinner with my parents tonight?

Use: Present Continuous We use the Present Continuous with a future meaning to:  Talk

about personal arrangements for the future.