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The future: will, be going to, present continuous. The Warehouse Madrid Intermediate Class. will. When we decide to do something at the time of speaking OK, I’ll throw that away. OK, I’ll go with you to Toledo this weekend. OK, I’ll make dinner tonight. Be going to.
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The future:will, be going to, present continuous The Warehouse Madrid Intermediate Class
will • When we decide to do something at the time of speaking • OK, I’ll throw that away. • OK, I’ll go with you to Toledo this weekend. • OK, I’ll make dinner tonight.
Be going to • When we already have a plan or an intention to do something. • I’m going to sort out the rest of them at the weekend. • I’m going to clean the house on Friday. • I’m going to go to the mall with my friends this weekend.
Present Continuous • When we have an arrangement with another person. • She’s picking me up at my house on Saturday. • He’s driving us to the airport on Sunday. • She’s meeting me at the restaurant at 5:00.
Be going to • For a prediction that is based on present evidence. • It’s going to break the first time he uses it! • He’s going to fail the exam. He hasn’t studied. • She’s going to break her neck if she tries to jump from that building!
Will • Prediction that is not based on present evidence • He’ll never learn. • She’ll never be any good at gymnastics. • He’ll never get a dog.
#10 • I’ve arranged to have the car repaired on Saturday. • I’ve arranged for Angel to pick my sister up at the airport. • I’ve planned to do the laundry this weekend. • I’ve planned to go shopping on Saturday. • I’ll probably visit my in-laws in the next few weeks. • I’ll probably student French this weekend.
#11 • I want to get rid of some old The Home Phonema CDs that are in my house. • I want to get rid of Angel’s old video games he doesn’t play anymore. • I want to donate some clothes that don’t fit me anymore to charity. • I want to donate some old books to a library or community center. • I want to get rid of the paint and tools that are stored in the crawl space that we don’t use.