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| I | WE, YOU, THEY | HE, SHE, IT | |
| Positive | I am going to travel. | We are going to travel. | He is going to travel. |
| Negative | I am not going to travel. | We aren’t going to travel. | He isn’t going to travel. |
| Questions | Am I going to travel? Yes, I am. No, I am not. When am I going to travel? | Are we going to travel? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t. When are we going to travel? | Is he going to travel? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t. When is he going to travel? |
Be going to (do) is used to talk about an intention made before the moment of speaking.
E.g. I am going to sell my car.
He is going to stay with his friends in Paris.
Also be going to (do) is used to talk about things which we see are certain to happen.
E.g. I am going to be late. (My work starts at eight. There’s only 5 minutes left and I am still at home.)
That child is going to fall. (He is standing on the edge of a cliff…)
3. Present Continuous[1] with a future meaning.
The present continuous tense is used to speak about personal arrangements for the nearest future.
E.g. I am visiting the Browns tonight.
What are you doing this week-end?
Present Simple with a future meaning.
The present simple tense is used to speak about timetables, programmes, etc. (for example for public transport, theatres, etc.).
E.g. The train leaves Moscow at 9 a.m. and arrives in Tver at 11.30 a.m.
What time does the play begin?
The present continuous tense is more common for personal arrangements.
E.g. I am meeting my chief tomorrow at 2 p.m.
Future Continuous
| I, WE, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, THEY | |
| Positive | I will be doing the work. |
| Negative | I won’t be doing the work. |
| Questions | Will you bedoing the work? Yes, I will. No, I won’t. Whatwill you be doing? |
It is used to talk about an activity that will be in progress at a point of time in the future.
E.g. Don’t come at nine. I will be taking a bath at that time.
Tomorrow at 5 o’clock in the afternoon he will be working in the garden.
Also you can use the future continuous tense to talk about a planned or decided future activity, especially if it happens regularly, in the natural course of events.
E.g. I will be working in the library later. (I usually do it at this time of the day.)
Ex. 1. Put the following sentences in the negative and question forms (yes/no questions).
1. He will win the competition.
2. She will do her homework.
3. Your clothes style will change.
4. He will be here at 5 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.
5. The weather will be nice tomorrow.
6. Perhaps she will visit some countries this summer.
7. There will be a great dispute among them.
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