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Using Will, Be Going To, and the Present
Progressive |
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Computers will operate everything. |
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The economy of the U.S. won’t get worse. |
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Americans are going to live longer. |
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People aren’t going to live on the moon. |
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Peter is moving to a new house next weekend. |
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Be Going To and Will can both be used to talk
about the future. |
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You can also use the present progressive tense
to talk about things that might happen in the future. |
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When we have a plan to do something, we usually
use Be + Going + To: |
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We often use Will to decide something at the
moment of speaking or to offer help: |
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Use Will for more formal situations: |
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In speaking, we often reduce the words going +
to. It is common to hear: |
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Use be +going + to or Will in the sentences
below. |
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Notes