Grammar Reference

 

9.1 ■ going to: future plans

Affirmative and negative
I	'm (= am) 'm not (= am not)		going to meet our friends.
He She It	's (= is) isn't (= is not)
We You They	're (= are) aren't (= are not)
Yes / No questions and short answers
Am	I	going to meet our friends?	Yes, I am. No, I'm not.
Is	he she it		Yes, he is. No, he isn't.
Are	we you they		Yes, they are. No, they aren't.
Wh- questions
Where	am	I	going to	stay?
Who	is	he she it		see?
What	are	we you they		watch?

Use

We use be + going to:

• to describe an intention.
  I'm going to finish my homework tonight.
  I'm not going to meet my friends tonight.
• to talk about a future plan.
  We are going to move to Germany next year.
  We aren't going to see our grandparents this weekend.

9.2 ■ will: predictions

Affirmative and negative
I You He / She / It We They	'll (= will) won't (= will not)		be very lucky.
Yes / No questions and short answers
Will	I you he / she / it we they	win the competition?	Yes, I will. No, they won't.
Wh- questions
Where	will	I you he / she / it we they	live?

Use

• We use will and won't (= will not) to express predictions about the future.
  It will rain next week.
  We won't use cars or planes in the future.
• We often use I think, maybe and probably with will.
  I think I'll stay at home tonight.
  You'll probably hate this film!
  She probably won't come after all.