3. Simple Future has two different forms in English:
"will" and "be going to." Although the two forms
can sometimes be used interchangeably, they
often express two very different meanings.
These different meanings might seem too
abstract at first, but with time and practice, the
differences will become clear. Both "will" and "be
going to" refer to a specific time in the future.
8. • to Express a Voluntary Action
• to Express a Promise
• to Express a Prediction
• Be
9. Statement: Be going to
Subject Be (not) going to Base Form of Verb
I Am
(not) going to leave soonHe/She/It Is
We/You/They are
Yes/No Question: Be going to
Be Subject Going to Base Form
Am I
Going to leave Soon?Is He/She
Are You
Wh-Question: Be going to
Wh-Word Be Subject Going to Base form
When
Why
Am I
Going to
Leave
soon
Is He/She
are You
10. We use be going to + infinitive without
to:
• To express an attetion/plan
• To express a prediction based on
something we can observe now