near future x simple future

Near FutureAffirmative Form Contract Form Negative Form Contract Form Interrogative Form I am going to write I´m going to write I am not going to write I´m not going to write am I going

Near Future

x Simple Future

Near Future

Affirmative

Form Contract Form Negative Form Contract Form Interrogative Form

I am going to

write I´m going to write I am not going to write I´m not going to write am I going to write? you are going to

write you´re going to write you are not going to write you aren´t going to write are you going to write?

he is going to

write he´s going to write he is not going to write he isn´t going to write is he going to write? she is going to

write she´s going to write she is not going to write she isn´t going to write is she going to write?

it is going to

write it´s going to write it is not going to write it isn´t going to write is it going to write?

we are going to

write we´re going to write we are not going to write we aren´t going to write are we going to write? you are going to

write you´re going to write you are not going to write you aren´t going to write are you going to write? they are going

to write they´re going to write they are not going to write they aren´t going to write are they going to write?

Simple Future

Affirmative

Form Contract Form Negative Form Contract Form Interrogative Form

I will write I´ll write I will not write I won´t write

will I write? you will write you´ll write you will not write you won´t write will you write?

he will write he´ll write he will not write he won´t write will he write? she will write she´ll write she will not write she won´t write will she write?

it will write it´ll write it will not write it won´t write will it write?

we will write we´ll write we will not write we won´t write will we write? you will write you´ll write you will not write you won´t write will you write? they will write they´ll write they will not

write they won´t write will they write?

Future actions

do something

of speaking The speaker has not decided before.

Ex.: ‘George phoned while you were out.’ ‘Ok I´ll phone him back.’

‘George phoned while you were out.’ ‘Yes, I know I´m going to phone him back.

Ex.: ‘Ann is in hospital’ ‘Oh really? I will visit her.’

‘Ann is in hospital’ ‘ Yes, I know I´m going to visit her tomorrow.’

Predicting the future

Ex.: I think the weather will be nice later.

I think the weather is going to be nice later.

When we say something is going to happen´, we know

situations like these.

Ex.: Look at those black clouds It´s going to rain.

Ex.: I think Ann will like the present we bought for her.