New day, new tense! This is the last TENSE that we are going to talk about before our mid-test. We use this TENSE to talk about our plans in the future. However, there are 2 ways to express it. Those are:
We use “will” to make spontaneous decisions, predictions, or promises at the moment & no plan before. For example:
Here is how we make sentences using FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE (WILL). Those include positive, negative, and interrogative sentences:
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SUBJECT | WILL | V1 | ADDITIONAL INFO |
I/she/he/it/singular nouns/ you/we/they/plural nouns | will | open | the door for you. |
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SUBJECT | WILL | NOT | V1 | ADDITIONAL INFO |
I/she/he/it/singular nouns/ you/we/they/plural nouns | will | not | open | the door for you. |
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WILL | SUBJECT | V1 | ADDITIONAL INFO |
Will | I/she/he/it/singular nouns/ you/we/they/plural nouns | open | the door for you? |
We use (BE) GOING TO to talk about plans or intentions that have already been made. For example:
Here is how we make sentences using FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE (BE GOING TO). Those include positive, negative, and interrogative sentences:
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SUBJECT | BE | GOING | TO | V1 | ADDITIONAL INFO | TIME SIGNAL |
I | am | going | to | read | a novel | tomorrow evening. |
She/he/it/singular nouns | is | going | to | buy | milk | on Sunday. |
You/we/they/plural nouns | are | going | to | knit | a sweater | next month. |
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SUBJECT | BE | NOT | GOING | TO | V1 | ADDITIONAL INFO | TIME SIGNAL |
I | am | not | going | to | read | a novel | tomorrow evening. |
She/he/it/singular nouns | is | not | going | to | buy | milk | on Sunday. |
You/we/they/plural nouns | are | not | going | to | knit | a sweater | next month. |
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BE | SUBJECT | GOING | TO | V1 | ADDITIONAL INFO | TIME SIGNAL |
Am | I | going | to | read | a novel | tomorrow evening? |
Is | she/he/it/singular nouns | going | to | buy | milk | on Sunday? |
Are | you/we/they/plural nouns | going | to | knit | a sweater | next month? |
Good job so far, Gems! Let’s fill the last CHEAT SHEETS before our mid-test. Don’t forget to review all materials and see you on the mid-test!