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Future forms - Coggle Diagram
Future forms
Decisions, plans and arrangements
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We use the present continuous to talk about arrangements (= fixed plans, usually involving other people and specific times and places)
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There is not a big difference in meaning between going to and the present continuous to talk about future plans / arrangements. Often both are possible
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Offers, promises and suggestions
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Predictions
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We use going to to make predictions based on concrete facts (= things that we can see or information that we have read, etc.)
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Tip
In negative sentences, say l don’t think + will.
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