DIFFERENT FUTURE TENSES IN ENGLISH
I. The future with Will: To convey a non-premeditated situation. A. Use: It expresses a spontaneous action (I will go there), a promise or an offer (We will help you), an invitation (Will you come tomorrow?), a prediction (It will rain tonight), a request (Will you help me?) B. Grammatical forms: - In a question: will + subject + verb (Will you go to Lille tomorrow?) - In a positive statement: subject + will + verb (I will go to Lille tomorrow) - In a negative statement: subject + will not (won't) + verb (I won't go to Lille tomorrow) II. The future with Be going to: To convey an intention. A. Use: It expresses: an action with plan (I'm going to buy a car next month), a prediction from the existing (It's going to be cold tonight) B. Grammatical forms: - In a question: am, is, are + subject + going to + verb (Is she going to phone you tonight?) - In a positive statement: subject + am, is, are + going to + verb (She is going to phone me tonight ) - In a negativ...