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    Future Simple Tense Subject + Will + Verb: Grammar

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    The document discusses the future simple tense and the differences between using "will" and "going to" to express future actions and predictions. It provides examples of when each is used, such as "will" for spontaneous decisions or promises/threats, and "going to" for pre-planned actions or predictions based on evidence. It also includes an exercise asking the reader to fill in dialogue with the correct form of "will" or "going to".

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    The document discusses the future simple tense and the differences between using "will" and "going to" to express future actions and predictions. It provides examples of when each is used, such as "will" for spontaneous decisions or promises/threats, and "going to" for pre-planned actions or predictions based on evidence. It also includes an exercise asking the reader to fill in dialogue with the correct form of "will" or "going to".

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    Future Simple Tense Subject + Will + Verb: Grammar

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    GRAMMAR :

    Future Simple Tense


    Subject + Will + Verb
    Grammar Pattern :
     I
     We
     You Will go to school tomorrow.
     They
     He (won’t)
     She
     It (+) I will go to school tomorrow.
    (-- ) I won’t (will not ) go to school
    tomorrow.
    (?) Will I go to school tomorrow?
    (+ ) Yes,I will.
    (--) No,I won’t.
    Will and Going to Similarity in Usage

     Both Will and Going to can be used for making future


    predictions without having a real difference in
    meaning.
     Example:

     I think it will be foggy tomorrow. = I think it is going


    to be foggy tomorrow.
    Will and Going to Differences in Usage

     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.
     Examples:

     I‘ll have salad now. (will)

     I’m going to visit my aunt next Friday. (going to)


     Will is used to indicate a prediction based on personal
    opinions or experiences while going to is used to
    express a prediction based on present evidence.
     Examples:

     I think United will win the game. (will)

     Look at those black clouds. It is going to rain. (going


    to)
     Will expresses a future fact; going to is used
    to describe something is about to happen.
     Examples:

     The sun will rise tomorrow. (will)

     Get back! The bomb is going to explode. (going to)


    Will is used to make a promise, an offer,
    a threat or refusal.

    A promise:
    I promise I won’t tell anyone you broke the window.
    An offer:
    I‘ll take you to the airport tomorrow.
    A threat:
    I‘ll tell your parents what you did.
    A refusal:
    No, I won’t cook your dinner, you can cook it yourself.
    Write the correct form of going to or
    will to complete the dialogue.
     LAURA: What are you doing this weekend, Jan?

     TANYA: I ________________________ (see) a new play tomorrow at the Royal


    Court theater.

     LAURA: Have you got the tickets yet?

     TANYA: NO, I _________________ (get) them this afternoon, actually. Would


    you like to come?

     LAURA: Oh, thank you, that would be nice.

     TANYA: OK, I ________________ (get) you a ticket too.

     LAURA: Great ... what time does it start?


    Continuation:
     ANYA: Eight o'clock, but we ________________________________ (all
    meet) in the Green Cafe at 7.15.
    LAURA: OK, I ________________(meet) you in the cafe, but, er...I
    _____________ (be) there around 7.30.
    TANYA: That's fine.
    LAURA: Oh, one other thing ... I've got no money at the moment... I
    __________ (pay) for the ticket on Saturday. Is that OK?
    TANYA: Yes, that's OK, no problem.
    LAURA: Great! Why don't we go eat something in the restaurant?
    TANYA: That's a good idea. I ______________(phone) the others and see if
    they want to come too.
    LAURA: Good, and I ___________ (book) a table for us.
    TANYA: Great! I __________(meet) you there in a moment.

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