Grammar

The grammar you may need - WILL & WON'T

The grammar you may need - WILL & WON'T for predictions:

Future - predictions:

I will be a teacher.

He’ll travel around the world.

You won’t have any problems.

Remember!

We can use ‘will’ or ‘’ll’ to talk about the future and make future predictions. For the negative, we can say ‘will not’ or ‘won’t’.

I’ll live in a big house when I’m older.

She will have lots of pets.

Children won’t go to school in the future.

We will not drive normal cars.

Be careful!

The main verb is without ‘to’.

My friend will be a vet to help animals.

I won’t forget my friends when I grow up.

We say... We don’t say...

People will drive flying cars in the future. (NOT People will to drive flying cars in the future.)

I won’t live at home when I go to university. (NOT I willn’t live at home when I go to university.)

My father won’t be happy when he sees this broken window! (NOT My father won’t to be happy when he sees this broken window!)

Future with WILL or GOING TO ??????

The grammar you may need - WILL or GOING to ???

Summary:

"Will" is used to express:

1. On-the-spot decisions

"It's hot in here. I will open the window".

2. Predictions based on what we believe or think

"I think the US debt situation will get worse in the future".

3. Things that will happen in the future and we are unable to change their outcome:

"Mark will be 15 next month".

4. To express warning, threat, hope, antcipation, promise, etc.

“I’ll be rich some day”


Summary:

"Going to" is used to express:

1. Predictions based on what we sense. These are usually imminent:

"It's very cloudy. It's going to rain".

2. Intentions or plans:

"We are going to travel to India in the summer!"

*note that if there have been any arrangements, then the Present Continuous is more suitable, especially if the action is imminent.

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Imperative sentences:


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1st-conditional-sentences-fun-activities-games_22487.doc

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