اللغة الإنجليزية — Grammar: Future Tenses — 2 ثانوي — شعبة آداب — بكالوريا — المنهاج الجزائري

Future Tenses: Will, Going to, Present Continuous

1. Will

Predictions: I think it will rain. Spontaneous decisions: I’ll help you. Promises: I’ll call you. Form: will + base verb.

2. Going to

Plans/intentions: I’m going to study medicine. Evidence: Look at the clouds! It’s going to rain. Form: am/is/are + going to + base verb.

3. Present Continuous for Future

Arrangements: I am meeting my friends at 6pm. She is flying to Paris tomorrow.

4. Comparison

Will: prediction, spontaneous. Going to: plan, evidence. Present Continuous: arrangement.

Exercises

1. Complete: I think it ______ (rain). (prediction)
2. Choose: I (will/am going to) visit grandma. (plan)

See Expressing Purpose and Reading Comprehension.