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STRUCTURE GRAMMAR FUTURE - Coggle Diagram
STRUCTURE GRAMMAR FUTURE
GOING TO
STRUCTURE Affirmative: Subject + verb to be + going to + verb in simple infinitive + complement. Negative: Subject + verb to be in the present tense + not + going to + verb in the simple infinitive Interrogative: Verb to be + subject + going to + main verb in simple infinitive + complement + ?
RULES We use the future with going to to talk about future plans and intentions. It can also be used to make predictions based on evidence.
DEFINITION Going to is used to express future plans or facts.
It is important to note that in this form of the future tense we use the verb to be in the present tense.
EXAMPLES Affirmative: I am going to see you this holiday season. Negative: She is not going to buy that car Interrogative: Are they going to stay at London for more than a week?
WILL
DEFINITION It expresses a future situation that has not been planned, a spontaneous decision or an event that cannot be decided upon.
STRUCTURE Affirmative: Subject + auxiliary will + infinitive verb + complement. Negative: Subject + auxiliary will + not + verb in infinitive + complement Interrogative: Auxiliary will + subject + infinitive verb + complement + (?)
RULES It is used when you want to suggest that a speaker does something voluntarily. That is, those actions that the speaker offers to do for someone else. To respond to someone's complaints or requests. To ask someone else for help. To make or talk about promises.
EXAMPLES Affirmative: You will stay home today Negative: He won’t buy the tickets
. Interrogative: Will Jenny take care of the garden?
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FUTURE CONTINOUS
RULES: The Future Continuous tense expresses action at a particular moment in the future. The action will have started before that moment but it will not have finished at that moment.
STRUCTURE: Affirmative: Subject + 'will be' + verb + ing / Subject + 'To be' + 'going to be' + verb + ing Negative: Subject + 'will' + 'not' + 'be' + verb + ing Interrogative: Will' + subject + 'be' + verb + ing + ?
DEFINITION: The Future Continuous tense is often used in English as a way to talk about something happening at a given point in the future.
EXAMPLES: Affirmative: Michael will be running a marathon this Saturday
Negative: They won't be watching TV at 9pm tonight.
Interrogative: What will you be doing when I arrive?