اللغة الإنجليزية — Future with Will and Going To — 2nd Year Middle School — Algerian Curriculum

Future with Will and Going To

English has two main ways to express the future: will and going to.

1. Will + base verb

Subject + will + base verb. I will help you. Negative: won’t (will not). Questions: Will + subject?

Uses: Predictions (It will rain), promises (I will call you), spontaneous decisions (I’ll take this one).

2. Be going to + base verb

Subject + am/is/are + going to + verb. She is going to study medicine.

Uses: Intentions/plans (I’m going to travel), predictions with evidence (Look at the clouds! It’s going to rain).

3. Difference between Will and Going To

• Will: spontaneous decision, promise, prediction without evidence.
• Going to: planned intention, prediction with evidence.

4. Exercises

1. I forgot my wallet. I _____ (go) back home.
2. She studied hard. She _____ (pass) the exam.
3. _____ you _____ (help) me, please?

Similar lessons:

• Simple Past — 2nd Year Middle School
• Present Perfect — 3rd Year Middle School