Future simple will and Going to

Future simple will and Going to

1. The simple future is a verbal tense that we generally use to express actions or events that will happen at a later time than the present moment.

2. The simple future will. How is the future Simple will formed?

3. In informal writings, the short form is preferred 'll. However, this form can only be used when the subject is a personal pronoun (I, you, he, she, etc.). Example: She will work in a restaurnat. / She'll work in a restaurant.

4. How is will used?

   • 3.General predictions based on opinions and not on facts. They are usually reinforced with constructions such as I think, I don't think, probably, I'm sure, among others.
     • Example: I'm sure you will do well in the new job.
   • 2.Facts that will be true in the future.
     • Example: We won't work next Monday.
   • 1.Spontaneous decisions about the future, that is, the actions that will be carried out have not been planned before the present moment. They are generally promises, requests or offers, among others.
     • Example: I'll bring you another spoon.

5. The simple future going to

   • Structure:
   • With going to the form of the verb to be is shortened: I'm going to, you're going to, he's going to, she's going to etc.

6. How is going to used?

   • 2.It is also used to express the speaker's certainty that something is going to happen in a more or less near future because there are obvious signs of it in the present.
     • Example:Our team is not going to win.
   • 1.Going to is used to express the intention that a person has to perform a certain activity in the more or less near future. The decision to carry out this activity has been taken at some point in the past.
     • Example: In Summer I'm going to travel to Hawaii.

7. In sentences whose main verb is go, it is usually omitted to avoid redundant constructions. Example: I am going to school next week.

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