Grammar

Present Continuous,
be going to and will

Talking about future arrangements,
intentions and spontaneous decisions.

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Be going to
Present
Continuous 03
Will

INTRODUCTION

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● Here you can talk about
future arrangements,
intentions and
spontaneous decisions.

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Present Continuous

The present continuous (also called present progressive) is a
verb tense which is used to show that an ongoing action is
happening now, either at the moment of speech or now in a
larger sense. The present continuous can also be used to show
that an action is going to take place in the near future.

The present continuous is formed using am/is/are + present
participle (V-ing). Questions are indicated by inverting the
subject and am/is/are. Negatives are made with not.

Statement: You are watching TV.
Negative: You are not watching TV.
Question: Are you watching TV?

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tell them
later Be going to

How do we use ‘going to’?

• ‘going to’ for intention
We use going to when we have the intention to do something
before we speak. We have already made a decision before
speaking.
Look at these examples:

Jo has won the lottery. He says he's going to buy a Porsche.
We're not going to paint our bedroom tomorrow.
When are you going to go on holiday?

In these examples, we had an intention or plan before speaking.
The decision was made before speaking.

How do we use ‘going to’?

• ‘going to’ for prediction
We often use ‘going to’ to make a prediction about the future. Our
prediction is based on present evidence. We are saying what we think
will happen. Here are some examples:

The sky is very black. It's going to snow.
It's 8.30! You're going to miss your train!
I crashed the company car. My boss isn't going to be very happy!

In these examples, the present situation (black sky, the time,
damaged car) gives us a good idea of what is going to happen.

The sun will
rise tomorrow

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Will

How do we use ‘will’?

• To talk about the future
We can often use “will” + infinitive without “to” to refer to
future events. This is often called the “pure” future:

“I’ll be back later tonight – don’t bother making me dinner.”
“I’m busy right now – I’ll call you tomorrow.

How do we use ‘will’?

• To make predictions
We also use “will” to talk about what we think will happen
in the future.

“I think it’ll rain tonight.”
“I’m sure he’ll be a successful lawyer one day.”
Note: for “negative” predictions, make the “think”
negative, not the “will”:

“I don’t think it’ll rain tonight” (Not “I think it won’t
rain tonight.”)

How do we use ‘will’?

• To make decisions

When we make decisions at the same time as we speak, we
use “will”.
For example, in a restaurant:

Waiter: “What would you like to eat?”
Customer: “I think I’ll have the chicken.”

Practice

Practice makes perfect

'We … the bedroom walls light blue.'
'That'll be nice.'

A are going to paint B will paint
painting
C are painting D
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I heard on the news that they … a new
shopping centre in the town centre next

year.

A will build B are going to build

C are building D build

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'We're out of eggs.'
'OK, I … some when I go to the shops.'

A am getting B am going to get

C get D will get

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'It's hot in here, isn't it?'
'Yes. I … the air-conditioning.'

A switch on B am switching on

C will switch on D switching on

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'Any plans for the weekend?'
'Yes, I … some furniture for my new flat.'

A will buy B am going to buy

C buying D am buying

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Ding-dong!
'Someone's at the door.'

'I … .'

A am going B am going to go

C go D will go

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'Are you free tomorrow afternoon?'
'Let me check in my diary. I …a client at

three. I'm free after that.'

A am seeing B will see

C will seeing D seeing

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THE BLUE
PRINT

Chapter 1 to 4

Chapter 1 (Personality)

• Personality adjective (miserable, outgoing, hard-working)
• Prefix or Suffix (dis-, un-, etc)
• Grammar: Present Tense
• Descriptive Text (Describing personality)

Chapter 2 (Invention)

• Technology
• Grammar: Past Continuous & Past Simple
• Recount text (Invention of technology)

Chapter 1 to 4

Chapter 3 (The Arts)

• Types of books & writers, Films and Music
• Grammar: Present Perfect Tense
• Descriptive Text (Describing arts)
• Comparison Degrees

Chapter 4 (Living)

• Houses and Homes: rooms and furnitures
• Recount text (History Place)
• Grammar: Present Continuous, be going to and will