WILL / SHALL PRESENT CONTINUOUS TO BE GOING TO
WILL Will and Shall are used to express something that we decide to do in the moment when we speak. Example: It’s Tom’s birthday. I will buy a present for him. Will is used to express an event that will certainly happen in the future and that does not depend on the will of the speaker. Example: In 2016 I will be 18. Will is used for official announcements. Example: The parliament will elect a new president. Will is used with adverbs: Perhaps, probably and surely. Example: Perhaps I will leave tomorrow.
SHALL It is used for informal proposals It is used only for the first person singular and plural Example: Shall we go to the cinema? It is used when we offer to do something Example: Shall I help you?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS The present continuous can be used with the meaning of the future to express a precise plan for the future. Example: I am leaving by train tomorrow We use the present continuous because in the example we have the intention to leave (it’s a program). Example: Bob is meeting Susan this evening We use the present continuous because in this example Bob has plans to meet with Susan.
PRESENT SIMPLE We use the Present simple for the future when we talk about official times. Example: The train leaves at 15:45 from platform 9 The concerts starts at 9:00
TO BE GOING TO “To be going to” is used to express the intention to do something even if it is not sure. Example: I’m going to take an exam in October “To be going to” is also used to express something that is going to happen on the basis of facts. Example: Look! The sky is so cloudy! It is going to rain.
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