going to I w ill I w o n 't
Future form s
Going to:
Going to is used to talk about:
1 A decided plan o r intention
I am going to ask you some questions.
The headm aster is going to retire at the end of term .
2 A prediction based on evidence
The shortage of
m aths teachers is going to
My grades have gone down this year. I think
get worse.
I'm going to fail.
Will:
Will is used to talk about:
1
Facts about the future
We w ill cover this topic
in more detail la te r in
the book.
The university w ill adm it five hundred more
students next year.
2 Decisions about the future that we make at the moment of speaking
I'll trv mv best to answer a ll the questions.
'I need to go to the lib ra ry later.' - 'Good idea.
I’ll come w ith vou.’
3 Predictions that are indefinite
Online learning
w ill become more popular in
A ll large lib ra rie s w ill w ant a copv of this
the future.
book.
U Promises and offers
I'll deal w ith your question in ju st a m oment.
Note: Shall is usually used in place of
w ill in the question form .
S hall we sta rt again from the beginning?
Won’t:
Won't is
the negative of will and it is also used to talk about:
Refusal
The teachers say they w on 't attend m eetings out of school hours.
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Grammar for IELTS
