Learn English Tenses: FUTURE – “will” or “going to”?

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1 Apr 202024:08

Summary

TLDREn esta lección se explica la diferencia entre usar 'will' y 'going to' para hablar del futuro en inglés. Ambos se utilizan para referirse al futuro, pero en contextos diferentes: 'will' se emplea en situaciones formales o cuando algo no está planeado, mientras que 'going to' se usa en contextos informales o cuando algo está planeado. La lección también abarca la estructura gramatical de ambas formas y proporciona ejemplos prácticos. Se destaca que en situaciones de predicción, ambos pueden usarse de manera intercambiable.

Takeaways

  • 🕒 'will' y 'going to' se utilizan para hablar del futuro, pero tienen significados ligeramente diferentes.
  • 📚 La lección forma parte de una serie sobre tiempos verbales en inglés creada por www.engvid.com para mejorar la fluidez del inglés.
  • 🏢 En situaciones formales, se recomienda usar siempre 'will', que se refiere al futuro simple.
  • 🤝 En contextos informales y casuales, se debe considerar si la acción es planificada o no antes de elegir entre 'going to' o 'will'.
  • 🗓️ 'Going to' se usa para eventos planificados con anticipación, mientras que 'will' se emplea para acciones no planificadas o decididas en el momento.
  • 🗣️ En expresiones formales y oficiales, como anuncios en una conferencia, se prefiere 'will'.
  • 🔁 La estructura de 'will' es simple: sujeto + 'will' + verbo en forma base, y para hacer negativas o preguntas, se sigue una forma estándar.
  • 🌐 La construcción de 'going to' es sujeto + verbo 'to be' + 'going to' + verbo en forma base, con contracciones comunes en inglés coloquial.
  • ❓ Para hacer negativas con 'going to', se puede agregar 'not' de manera directa o utilizar la forma contraída, y para preguntas, se invierte el orden del sujeto y el verbo.
  • 🔮 En predicciones, tanto 'going to' como 'will' son aceptables, ya que ambos reflejan una posibilidad futura.
  • 👥 Es posible utilizar 'going to' y 'will' en la misma oración para expresar actividades seguras y posibles respectivamente.

Q & A

  • ¿Cuál es la diferencia principal entre 'will' y 'going to' en inglés?

    -La principal diferencia entre 'will' y 'going to' es que 'will' se utiliza en situaciones formales o cuando se habla de eventos no planificados, mientras que 'going to' se utiliza en situaciones informales y para eventos que están planeados o decididos.

  • ¿Cuándo se debe usar 'will' en lugar de 'going to'?

    -'Will' se debe usar en situaciones formales, oficiales o académicas, y también cuando se decide hacer algo en ese momento sin haberlo planeado previamente.

  • ¿Cómo se forma la negativa y la pregunta en el tiempo futuro simple con 'will'?

    -Para formar la negativa, se coloca 'not' después de 'will', y para hacer una pregunta, se inicia con 'will' seguido del sujeto. Por ejemplo, 'I will not work tomorrow' para la negativa y 'Will he work tomorrow?' para la pregunta.

  • ¿Qué estructura se sigue para formar frases en el futuro con 'going to'?

    -La estructura para 'going to' es: sujeto + 'to be' (en forma contraída) + 'going to' + verbo en forma base. Por ejemplo, 'I'm going to work'.

  • ¿Cómo se pueden usar 'going to' y 'will' en la misma oración?

    -Se pueden usar 'going to' y 'will' en la misma oración para expresar actividades planeadas y actividades no planeadas respectivamente. Por ejemplo, 'I'm going to study for my exam and then maybe I'll watch a show.'

  • ¿En qué situaciones se puede utilizar tanto 'going to' como 'will'?

    -Se puede utilizar tanto 'going to' como 'will' cuando se hace una predicción o se expresa una expectativa sobre un evento futuro.

  • ¿Cómo se forman las oraciones negativas con 'going to'?

    -Para formar la negativa con 'going to', se coloca 'not' después de 'going to', y se puede contraer. Por ejemplo, 'I'm not going to work' o 'I'm not gonna work'.

  • ¿Qué es el tiempo futuro continuo y cómo se relaciona con 'going to' y 'will'?

    -El tiempo futuro continuo se refiere a acciones que estarán en curso en un momento específico del futuro y se forma con 'will be' + participio continuo del verbo. Aunque no se menciona directamente en el guion, es el siguiente tiempo verbal que se estudia después del futuro simple y 'going to'.

  • ¿Cómo se pueden practicar los tiempos verbales futuros en inglés?

    -Se pueden practicar los tiempos verbales futuros haciendo ejercicios, repasando lecciones individuales, y visitando sitios como www.engvid.com para realizar quizzes y obtener más práctica.

  • ¿Cuál es la importancia de elegir entre 'will' y 'going to' al expresar acciones futuras en inglés?

    -Elegir entre 'will' y 'going to' es importante para comunicar con precisión si una acción está planeada o no, lo que puede afectar la comprensión de los oyentes y la formalidad del discurso.

Outlines

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😀 Introducción a 'will' y 'going to'

Este segmento introduce la diferencia entre 'will' y 'going to', ambos usados para hablar del futuro pero con significados ligeramente diferentes. El video forma parte de una serie de lecciones de tiempos verbales en inglés creadas por www.engvid.com. Se menciona que existen lecciones individuales sobre 'will' y 'going to'. Se enfatiza que si bien 'will' se utiliza en situaciones formales, tanto 'will' como 'going to' pueden usarse en situaciones informales, dependiendo de si los eventos son planificados o no.

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📚 Estructura y Uso de 'will' y 'going to'

Se explica la estructura de 'will' y 'going to', incluyendo su forma en tiempos afirmativos, negativos y en preguntas. 'Will' se usa con el sujeto seguido de 'will' y el verbo en su forma base, y se pueden contraer en situaciones informales (por ejemplo, 'I'll'). Para hacer negativas, se añade 'not', que se contrae en 'won't'. 'Going to' se forma con el verbo 'to be', 'going to' y el verbo en su forma base, y también se pueden usar contracciones en situaciones informales (por ejemplo, 'I'm going to'). Las negativas se forman añadiendo 'not' después del verbo 'to be'.

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🔍 Detalles sobre el Uso de 'going to' y 'will'

Este segmento profundiza en el uso de 'going to' para eventos planificados y ciertos, y 'will' para eventos no planificados y posibles. Se proporcionan ejemplos para ilustrar la diferencia, como hacer una llamada programada versus devolver una llamada recibida recientemente. También se discuten situaciones donde se puede usar cualquiera de los dos, como al hacer predicciones.

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🤔 Uso de 'going to' y 'will' en una Misma Oración

Se muestra cómo se pueden usar 'going to' y 'will' en la misma oración para expresar actividades planeadas con certeza y actividades no planeadas o inciertas. Se presentan ejemplos de cómo organizar planes para la noche con actividades seguras y actividades posibles, utilizando cada verbo en su lugar apropiado.

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📝 Práctica y Recursos Adicionales

El presentador ofrece una serie de oraciones para practicar el uso de 'going to' y 'will', incluyendo situaciones de eventos seguros, inciertos, formales e informales, y predicciones. Se sugiere que los espectadores vean lecciones individuales sobre estos tiempos verbales si desean un entendimiento más profundo y se invita a practicar en www.engvid.com. El video concluye con un desafío para que los espectadores reflexionen sobre sus planes para la noche y use el conocimiento adquirido para describirlos.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡futuro

El término 'futuro' se refiere al tiempo que sigue al presente. En el vídeo, se utiliza para describir el contexto en el que se utilizan 'will' y 'going to', que son formas gramaticales en inglés para hablar sobre eventos o acciones que ocurrrán después del momento actual. El vídeo enseña cómo diferenciar y elegir entre estos dos tiempos verbales futuros en inglés.

💡will

'Will' es un tiempo verbal en inglés que se utiliza para expresar acciones o eventos futuros, especialmente en situaciones formales o cuando se hace una promesa, una oferta o una declaración. En el vídeo, se explica que 'will' se utiliza en situaciones formales o cuando se decide en el momento de hablar, como en el ejemplo 'I'll get some too'.

💡going to

'Going to' es una construcción utilizada para hablar sobre planes o intenciones previamente decididas. En el vídeo, se destaca que 'going to' se usa en situaciones informales y para eventos planeados, como en la frase 'I'm going to get some coffee', que indica un plan previo.

💡formal

El término 'formal' se refiere a situaciones u ocasiones que requieren un lenguaje y un comportamiento adecuados a un contexto oficial o de negocios. En el vídeo, se menciona que en situaciones formales se prefiere usar 'will' para expresar acciones futuras.

💡informal

La palabra 'informal' describe situaciones o entornos más relajados y casuales, donde el lenguaje es menos estructurado y más cercano a la conversación cotidiana. En el vídeo, se indica que en situaciones informales, se puede elegir entre 'will' y 'going to', pero 'going to' es más común para eventos planeados.

💡planned

El término 'planned' hace referencia a eventos o actividades que se han organizado o decidido con antelación. En el vídeo, se utiliza para ilustrar que 'going to' se usa para acciones que están planeadas, como en 'I'm going to call Jim at 3:00', que es una acción programada en el calendario.

💡unplanned

'Unplanned' se refiere a decisiones o eventos que no se han organizado previamente y que se deciden en el momento. En el vídeo, se explica que 'will' se utiliza para acciones no planeadas, como en 'I'll call him in a few minutes', que es una decisión tomada en el momento de la conversación.

💡certain

El adjetivo 'certain' se usa para describir algo que es seguro o predecible. En el vídeo, se menciona que 'going to' se utiliza para eventos futuros que son ciertos, como 'We're going to visit Spain next month', donde se ha hecho todo el arreglo necesario para el viaje.

💡uncertain

La palabra 'uncertain' describe algo que no está claro o que hay incertidumbre. En el vídeo, se usa para describir situaciones donde se utiliza 'will', ya que indica que hay una posibilidad pero no certeza, como en 'We'll probably visit Spain next month', que sugiere incertidumbre.

💡prediction

Una 'prediction' es una afirmación sobre lo que se cree que ocurrirá en el futuro. En el vídeo, se explica que tanto 'will' como 'going to' pueden usarse para hacer predicciones, como en 'The weather channel says it's going to snow tomorrow' o 'It'll snow tomorrow'.

Highlights

Difference between 'will' and 'going to' for future tense

Use 'will' for formal situations and 'going to' for informal ones

Use 'going to' for planned activities and 'will' for unplanned decisions

In formal situations, always use 'will' regardless of planning

Examples of using 'going to' for planned actions like getting coffee

Use 'will' for spontaneous decisions like also getting coffee

Announcement example using 'will' for formal events

Structure of 'will': subject + will + base form of verb

Use contractions like 'I'll' and 'won't' in informal speech

Structure of 'going to': subject + to be + going to + base form of verb

Informal speech often shortens 'going to' forms

Making 'going to' negative by adding 'not' or using contractions

Using 'going to' for certain events and 'will' for possibilities

Examples of 'going to' for decided plans and 'will' for recent decisions

Both 'going to' and 'will' can be used for predictions

Combining 'going to' and 'will' in a single sentence for planned and unplanned actions

Practice exercises to reinforce the use of 'going to' and 'will'

Encouragement to continue learning future continuous tense and take quizzes on www.engvid.com

Transcripts

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In this lesson, you will learn the difference between using "will" and "going to".

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Both of these are used to talk about the future, but they have slightly different meanings.

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Now, this lesson is part of the series on English verb tenses created by www.engvid.com

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to help you improve your English fluency.

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Now, I have created lessons, separate individual lessons on "will", which is the future simple,

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and on "going to", and maybe you have watched these, and if you have, that's great.

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This will be a wonderful review and a way for you to understand the differences more

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clearly, and if you have not watched the individual lessons, that's also absolutely fine, you

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have watch this lesson now and this will give you a wonderful overview and then you can

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go and watch the individual lessons, alright?

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So, let's get started.

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So, when we're talking about the future, we're talking about any time after now, right?

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Not the past, not the present, anytime after now.

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And we can think about the future in many different ways in English and we have many

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different tenses and expressions that we use to talk about the future, but let's focus

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on these basic ways.

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So, how do you know which one to use?

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You can think about it in a few days.

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First, think, is the situation formal or informal?

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Because when you separate it like that, it will help you to understand which one to use.

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So, if the situation is formal, it's a formal, official, business situation or academic situation,

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or even a social situation, alright?

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Formal and official means that you don't know the people at all, or you know the people

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very well that you're speaking to, or you don't know them very well, the ones you're

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speaking to, or the ones you're writing to, that would be more formal.

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If that's the case, then you should always use "will", alright?

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It's easy.

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It doesn't matter about anything else, if it's more formal, use "will" which is, in

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fact, our future simple, it's also called the future simple tense.

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Now, if it's informal, you have a few choices.

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So, let's understand what that is.

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So, if it's an informal situation, more casual, more friendly, with people that you know,

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alright?

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Then you have to think a little bit further.

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Is the situation that you're talking about something that you planned in advance, or

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something that is not planned, that is unplanned?

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What does that mean?

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You know, for example, if I need to see the doctor, I usually can't just walk in, I need

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to make an appointment, and something like that, right?

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So, this is something that's planned.

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Or, if I'm going to travel somewhere, I need to make the travel arrangements, make a reservation,

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buy the ticket, these are things that are planned in advance, right?

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And unplanned just means that you didn't plan it before, you just sort of decided at that

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moment to do something.

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Let's look at an example.

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So, if it's planned, first of all, you're going to use "going to", and if it's unplanned,

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you will use "will", or you'll use a contraction with "will".

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So, our example is this: let's say you're at work and you see your colleague getting

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up and he's going somewhere and you say "Hey, John, where are you going?" and he says "I'm

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going to get some coffee."

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Now, John has a plan.

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He got up for a reason.

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Why?

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To go and get some coffee.

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So, it was planned.

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So, he says "I'm going to get", right?

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Going to, this is our planned option, right?

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And then you say "Oh, you know what?

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I'll get some too.".

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So, you say "Okay, I'll get some too."

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Was your decision planned in advance?

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No, you just, you asked him, he was going to get coffee and you say "Oh, okay, I'll

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get some too."

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So, this is an example of the unplanned one, alright?

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Now, to understand a little more clearly the formal one, okay, let's look at this example:

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it's an announcement, for example, at a conference.

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"Ladies and gentlemen, we will begin the conference at 9:00."

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"We will".

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We will begin, right?

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It's very official and they're talking to maybe hundreds of people or thousands of people,

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it's a little more formal.

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So, that's the formal one, but here, we used either "going to" or we used "will" for planned

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or unplanned events.

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Now, let's take a quick look at the structure of "will" and "going to".

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So, basically here, we're taking the subject, I, you, we, they, etc., we're taking the word

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"will" and then the base form of the verb.

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That's it.

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For example: I will work, You will work, We will work, They will work, He will work, She

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will work, and It will work.

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Okay?

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That's when it's formal and you're using the full form, but most of the time, if it's informal,

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then we don't say all of that.

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We use a contraction.

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We say "I'll" instead of "I will".

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I'll work.

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You'll work.

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We'll work.

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They'll work.

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He'll work.

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She'll work, and It'll work, alright?

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Now, if we want to make it negative, like any negative, we usually add the word "not".

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I will not work tomorrow.

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Or, if you want to shorten it, what would it become?

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Won't.

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Not "will not", "I will not" is the full form, okay?

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I will not, you will not work, etc., but when you shorten it, you use this key word: won't.

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So, "will not" becomes "won't".

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For example, "He won't work", alright?

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She won't work.

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Make sure you're pronouncing it correctly also.

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And a question in this, in this future simple tense, right, with "will", we would say "Will

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he work?"

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Will they work?

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Will she work?

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Alright?

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We're changing the order.

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And, of course, this is just a quick overview.

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In the lesson that I have, which is all about future simple, it's a full class on that,

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and you'll learn exactly in the positive sentence, in the negative sentence, in the question,

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and all of the forms, you'll also have more time to practice pronouncing each of these,

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okay?

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But this is the quick overview.

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Now, if we're using "going to", then what do we do?

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We have the subject, I, you, we, they, we have the verb "to be", I am, you are, then

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we have "going to", just as an expression, just put in there, you don't have to change

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it, and then last, we have the verb in its base form, okay?

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So, in real - in reality, it will sound like this: I'm going to.

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Now here, because "going to" is the informal version, you don't really need to say "I am

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going to work tomorrow", you can just say "I'm going to work", which is the contraction,

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which is what we use in informal conversation.

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Just like here, we use "I'll", here, we use "I'm", alright?

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So, these would sound like this: I'm going to work.

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You're going to work.

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We're going to work tomorrow.

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They're going to work.

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He's going to work, she's going to work, and It's going to work.

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Alright?

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That's the basic structure.

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Now, if you want to make it negative, again, we're going to add the word "not", but you

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put it - you could do in two ways, okay?

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With "I'm", it's just "I'm not going to work", that's it, there's nothing else you can do.

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With these others, you can contract them in different ways.

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So, one way is to say the "not", right?

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You could say "You're not going to work", or you could say "You aren't going to work",

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alright?

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So, the easy way is to just put the "not" there, okay, if you're not sure of how this

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works, just say: You're not going to work, He's not going to work, They're not going

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to work, alright?

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"Not" will always create that negative for you.

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But, be aware that people will be using another form as well, and you can, once you're comfortable

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with it, and it's like that.

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You aren't.

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We aren't.

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They aren't.

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Or, if it's for these three, you could say "He's not going to work", that original form,

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or you could say "He isn't going to work", okay?

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So, those are some options that you have when you're speaking.

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And then question would be, again, you're reversing the order, so you say, "Is he going

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to work tomorrow?", okay?

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So, this is the basic structure that you have to keep in mind.

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If you know it well, that's great.

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If you need review, then as I said, watch the individual lessons afterwards so you really

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understand exactly how to use it, how to write it, how to say it, without making any mistakes.

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Now, let's look at when to use "going to" and "will" in a little more detail.

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You already know that if it's a formal situation, then of course, we use which one?

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We use "will".

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But if it's informal, let's look at some of the points to keep in mind.

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The most important point you've already learned: is it something planned or something unplanned,

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right?

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That's the key, but let's look in a little more detail.

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So, on this side is "going to", and on his side is everything with "will".

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So, just look at the main points.

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With "going to", we talk about planned things.

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With "will" - unplanned.

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With "going to", something is certain.

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With "will", it's uncertain.

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With "going to", something is already decided.

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With "will", you just decided at that moment.

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With "going to", again, it's certain, but with "will", it's possible, okay?

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So, let's understand these first in a little more detail.

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So, an example of planned is "I'm going to call Jim at 3:00."

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It's in my - it's on the agenda, it's in my diary, I have to call him at 3:00, it's a

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planned activity, okay?

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But, an example of the unplanned one, let's say somebody tells you "Oh, while you were

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out, Jim called you.", so you say "Okay, I'll call him in a few minutes."

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You just decided that.

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You didn't have it as part of your plan for the day.

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It just happened, it was an unplanned thing, okay?

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Next, an example of something certain: "We're going to visit Spain next month."

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If you're going to travel, you need to make reservations, buy your tickets, pay the money,

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all that, right?

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So, this is certain.

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We're going to visit Spain next month.

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We've made the necessary arrangements.

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An example of uncertain: "We'll probably visit Spain next month.", but we're not sure yet,

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okay?

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So, you see here, it's "we'll probably", right?

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And here, "I'll call him".

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Here: "I'm going to" do this.

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"We're going to visit Spain", okay?

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You see that "going to" and "will" appearing in each case.

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Next, if something is already decided, which is really another way of saying what?

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It's planned, right?

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They're just different ways, and in many of the textbooks, you will see sometimes long

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lists which explain which one to use when.

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I don't think you need to think about it in that much detail, if it helps you, great,

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but I've tried to bring it down to the few basic points that you need to understand to

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make this choice, and really, it's up here in the planned and unplanned, this is just

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a little more detail to help you really get it, okay?

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So, if something is already decided, you could say "I'm going to have lunch at noon."

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It's in the diary, you've scheduled it, because after that you have a meeting, okay, so you

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have already decided.

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But here, just decided, in the sense that, at this moment, so you say "You know what,

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I'm kind of hungry.

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I think I'll have lunch now."

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So, you just decided at that moment.

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It wasn't part of something you had already decided.

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Next, when something is certain, for example: "He's going to get the test results today.",

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because today is the 15th and they said that all of the Math exam results are expected

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today.

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So, he's going to get the test results today, alright?

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That's something certain.

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Or, on this side with "will", it's possible.

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"I believe he'll pass the test."

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I don't know, he's supposed to get the results, he's a pretty good student, I believe he'll

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pass the test, but it's possible, okay, we don't know for sure.

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Here, we know for sure.

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Okay?

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So, these are some of the points to keep in mind when you have to choose this one or that

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one.

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But, there is one situation in particular where you can use either one, alright?

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And that's when you're predicting something.

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You're making a prediction.

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You're saying what you think will happen or what someone says will happen.

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For example: "The weather channel says it's going to snow tomorrow."

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Right?

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"It's going to snow", you could say that, or you could just as well say "The weather

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channel says it'll snow tomorrow."

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"It'll snow" - It will snow tomorrow, okay?

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So, for predictions, you could actually use either one, and another thing to keep in mind,

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it's wonderful that you're learning these differences because they can make a big difference,

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alright, to exactly communicating the message that you want to communicate about whether

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something is planned or not, but don't panic over it, okay?

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Take it easy, because whether you say "going to" or whether you say "will", both of them

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refer to the future.

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So, definitely nobody's going to think that you're talking about the past, so they will

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understand that you're talking about the future, but of course, if you want to communicate

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more fluently and at a more advanced level, for an exam or when you're writing a report

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or making a presentation, then you want to be more precise, and that's why we're going

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into this in a little more detail.

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Now, let's look at a special situation where you could actually use both "going to" and

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"will" in the same sentence.

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Let's see how it works.

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So, let's suppose that your friend asks you "What are you doing tonight?" and there are

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some things that you're going to do tonight when you're sure of.

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You have plan, you're certain, you've decided, and there are some other thing which you're

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unsure about.

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You haven't decided yet, you aren't certain, you don't have the plan yet.

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It's possible.

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These are certain, right?

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So, you could say something like this: "I'm going to study for my exam", you know that,

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you have a plan, "and then maybe", uncertain, "and then maybe I'll watch a show.", okay?

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Let's read that again: I'm going to study for my exam and then maybe I'll watch a show.

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So, this person has something which is sure - studying for the exam, and something which

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is unsure - and that uncertain part is indicated in two ways, with the word "maybe", right?

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We don't know for sure, and with "I'll", okay?

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But we see here: I'll watch, and we see here: going to study.

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I'm going to study.

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Okay?

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So, it's possible that in one sentence that you have both because you have something that's

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planned and something unplanned.

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It's still comes down to that basic planned/unplanned difference, okay?

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Let's look at one more example.

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So, let's say you're planning a trip and your friend asks you "So, what are you doing tonight?"

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and you have some plans and some things you're not sure about.

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So, you say "I'm going to pack my suitcases" - this is a plan - "and then maybe I'll meet

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some friends for dinner.", okay?

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So again, we have here "I'll meet", "maybe I'll meet", so we have this combination of

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sure and unsure.

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Let's read it one last time: I'm going to pack my suitcases and then maybe I'll meet

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some friends for dinner.

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Okay?

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So, again, you could see this combination and maybe right now you can ask yourself or

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if I ask you "What are you doing tonight?"

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Tell me something you know for sure, and tell me something you're not sure about, okay?

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And one last point: Did you notice that, in this question, I said "What are you doing

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tonight?", so that is the other way that we have using the present continuous for the

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future, alright, which is, again, something that I've covered in the individual lesson

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on "going to" and present continuous.

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Now, let's practice what you've learned.

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So, remember you're either going to use "going to" or "will".

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So, the first one is something certain: I __________ work on Friday.

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What would you say?

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I'm going to work on Friday, because it's certain.

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The second one is uncertain: Maybe I ________ work on Friday.

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What should it be?

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Maybe I'll work on Friday.

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Okay?

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Alright.

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Good.

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Number two - number three.

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Here, something is decided already, so: He ________ study medicine.

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What should it be?

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He's going to study medicine.

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And number four, it's not decided yet.

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It's undecided: He __________ study law or medicine.

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What will that be?

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He'll - as in, he will, He will study law or medicine, because it's still undecided.

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Okay?

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Alright, number five, something unplanned: They _________ probably get married.

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It's unplanned, not planned yet, so what would we say?

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They'll.

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They'll probably get married.

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But now, in number six, it's planned, so what do we say now?

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They _________ get married.

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What would it be?

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They're going to get married.

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Okay?

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Very nice.

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Number seven, this is formal: The Prime Minister ________ arrive at 8:00pm.

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Which one will it be?

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The Prime Minister will arrive at 8:00pm, because this is formal.

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Number eight is informal.

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So, what would we say here?

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My friend _________ come over at 8:00pm.

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My friend is - or you could say: My friend's going to come over at 8:00pm, okay?

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So, it would be like this, it's one friend, so that would be "friend's".

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Now, number nine and number ten are both predictions, so what happens there?

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Do you remember?

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So, with predictions, we could say either one.

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So, number nine: She __________ win the election.

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So, we could say: She's going to win the election, or here also: She _________ the election.

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We could say: She'll win the election, as in, she will win the election.

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So, whether it's - if it's a prediction, you can use either "going to" or "will".

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Alright?

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So, I hope this review helped you to reinforce what you've been learning and where can you

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go from here?

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If you'd like to do a little more review on each of these, on the "going to", on the "will",

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then you can go and watch the individual lessons, okay, the individual classes because this

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is all part of a series of English tenses, alright?

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So, watch the individual class on each of these if you feel you want to know it clearly

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and more in detail, and if you feel comfortable with that, then you can go on whenever you're

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ready to the next tense in this series, which is which one?

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The future continuous tense, because here we started with future simple, now we're moving

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to future continuous.

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And, if you'd like to do a little more practice on this, you can go to www.engvid.com to do

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a quiz.

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So, thanks for watching and all the best with your English.

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