Future Tenses

WILL
1. Use
  1. We use the future simple tense when there is no plan or decision to do something before we speak. We make the decision spontaneously at the time of speaking.
    1. I need to get my medicine. I will go to the pharmacy tonight.
  2. We often use the future simple tense to make a prediction about the future. We are saying what we think will happen.
    1. I’m sure it will rain tomorrow.
2. Form
  1. We form the simple future with "will" and the "base form of the base form of the verb"
    1. When we use the future simple tense in speaking, we often contract the subject and auxiliary verb
      1. Subject + will / ´ll + verb + complement
    2. Subject + will + verb + complement
  2. For negative sentences in the future simple tense, we insert "not" between the auxiliary verb and main verb.
    1. For negative sentences in the future simple tense, we contract with won't
      1. Subject + will not / won´t + verb + complement
  3. For question sentences, we exchange the subject and auxiliary verb.
    1. Will + subject + verb + complement + ?
Be going to
1. Use
  1. To talk about our future plans end intentions
    1. I’m going to learn English
  2. To make predictions based on what we can see or know
    1. Lucy is very good at science. She is going to study medicine.
2. Form
  1. We form the affirmative with the verb "to be + going to" and the based form of the verb
    1. Subject + the verb to be + going to + verb + complement
  2. We form questions by putting the verb "to be" before the subject
    1. the verb to be + subject + going to + verb + complement + ?
  3. For negative sentences by putting "not" after the verb "to be"
    1. Subject + the verb to be + not/n´t + going to + verb + complement

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