FUTURE FORMS
WILL
Lo utilizamos para predicciones o para expresar algo que acabamos de decidir
+ = Subject + WILL + Verb (infinitive)
- = Subject + WON’T / WILL NOT + Verb (infinitive)
¿ = Will + Subject + Verb (infinitive)
Contracciones= I’ll, You’ll, He’ll, She’ll, It’ll, We’ll, You’ll, They’ill
We won’t be ready.
Do you think it’ll rain this afternoon?
(The phone rings) I’ll get it.
BE GOING TO
Lo utilizamos para expresar decisiones que hemos tomado antes de hablar (intenciones) o
predicciones que estamos SEGUROS que van a ocurrir (hay pruebas)
+ = Subject + TO BE (present simple) + GOING TO + Verb (infinitive)
- = Subject + TO BE (Negative present simple) + GOING TO + Verb (infinitive)
? = TO BE (present simple) + Subject + GOING TO + Verb (infinitive)
Podemos contraer el verbo to be con el sujeto
EJEMPLO DE INTENCIÓN: I’m going to study Chemistry next year
EJEMPLO DE PREDICCIÓN CON PRUEBA: Oh look! It is going to rain!
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Lo utilizamos para planes con otras personas, están fijados y normalmente decimos una hora
o momento exacto en el que van a ocurrir
+ = Subject + TO BE (present simple) + Verb (-ING)
- = Subject + TO BE (NEGATIVE present simple) + Verb (-ING)
? = TO BE (present simple) + Subject + Verb (-ING)
EJEMPLO: What are you doing this evening?
We aren’t doing anything tomorrow
DIFERENCIAS ENTRE BE GOING TO / PRESENT CONTINUOUS
DAISY: -Amy’s coming round at 3 pm. (= arrangement between Amy and Daisy)
I’m going to study at Cambridge University. (= Amy’s intention)
I’m going to clean my room tonight. (= intention)
I’m cleaning my room tonight. (not an arrangement)