What is the difference between future going to and future will?
Will is used to express future actions decided at the moment of speaking while Going to describes future plans decided before the moment of speaking.
What is the future tense of going to?
The future with “going to” is used to express events you have already planned in the future and your intentions for the future. We sometimes also use the present continuous for planned events in the near future. Examples: She’s going to attend university and study to become a doctor.
When to use going to and will?
When you are plans are definite, use GOING TO. When you dream of doing something, use WILL. When you’re talking about actions that are far into the future (months or maybe years from now), use WILL. When you’re talking about actions that you will do soon (tomorrow or next week), use GOING TO.
What is the difference between present continuous for future will and going to?
The present continuous tense is mainly used to talk about personal arrangements and fixed plans. Be going to can also be used to express the same idea; however, it puts an extra emphasis on the idea of intention.
Will for future predictions?
We use both will and to be going to when we want to make a prediction about the future. A prediction is a statement that we make about the future. When a person makes a prediction they say what they think will happen in the future.
Will the future continuous?
The will + be + present participle construction always indicates the future continuous tense. Michael will be running a marathon this Saturday. Eric will be competing against Michael in the race. I will be watching Michael and Eric race.
What tense is will be going?
FUTURE PROGRESSIVE TENSE
The FUTURE PROGRESSIVE TENSE indicates continuing action, something that will be happening, going on, at some point in the future. This tense is formed with the modal “will” plus “be,” plus the present participle of the verb (with an -ing ending): “I will be running in next year’s Boston Marathon.
What verb tense is will be?
The will + be + present participle construction always indicates the future continuous tense. Michael will be running a marathon this Saturday.
Can future tense examples?
Examples of Will: I will go to the cinema tonight. He will play tennis tomorrow. She will be happy with her exam results. They will take the bus to the South next week.
When we use going to and present continuous?
It can also be used to talk about future events. ‘Going to’ modifies other verbs to make them future tense. When talking about future events, a present continuous emphasizes the events while ‘going to’ is more about the decision to make those evens happen.
Will be going to future continuous?
To form the future continuous with going to, you need to use the correct present form of the verb to be (am/is/are). Then use going to be. Then use the -ing form of the verb. am going to be working.
Will prediction based on opinion?
The future simple is used to make predictions that are based on personal judgement, opinion or intuition, and not on present evidence. Such predictions are often introduced by I think / I don’t think : I don’t think he’ll come tonight. I predict that Congress will pass an anti-piracy law soon.