B1 Grammar
B1 Grammar
Will and going to, for prediction
Will and going to, for prediction
Will and going to, for prediction
Use:
Use be going to to talk about your personal plans for the future.
I’m going to see my sister at the weekend.
Are you going to marry Paul?
Form:
1) The form of the positive and negative sentences and questions is shown below.
Positive
I
am / ‘m
going to
verb (infinitive form)
you
are / ‘re
he / she / it
is / ‘s
we
are / ‘re
they
are / ‘re
Negative
I
‘m not
going to
verb (infinitive form)
you
aren’t OR ‘re not
he / she / it
isn’t OR ‘s not
we
aren’t OR ‘re not
they
aren’t OR ‘re not
Questions
Am
I
going to
verb (infinitive form) ?
Are
you
Is
he / she / it
Are
we
Are
they
2) The short reply to a ‘be going to’ question is ‘Yes, I am’, ‘Yes, she is’ etc. You cannot contract these short sentences.
Yes, he’s. => Yes, he is.
The short negative replies are:
No, I’m not.
No, you’re not / No, you aren’t.
No, he’s not / No he isn’t. No, she’s not / No she isn’t. No, it’s not / no it isn’t.
No, we’re not / No, we aren’t.
No, they’re not / No, they aren’t.
Common mistakes:
1) Some students forget to add the verb ’be’ before ‘going to’.
I going to see my friends tonight. => I’m going to see my friends tonight.
2) Some students forget to invert the subject and be in questions.
What time you are going to leave? => What time are you going to leave?
Will + adverbs of probability
Use:
You can use will and won’t with different adverbs to show how probable a future event is.
I’ll possibly go to the party.
I’ll probably go to the party.
I’ll definitely go to the party.
I’ll certainly go to the party.
Form:
Note that will / ‘ll is used before the adverb, but won’t is used after the adverb.
I’ll probably see you later.
I probably won’t see you later.