Teacher: Diana Salcedo Zárate

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‘BE GOING TO’

AND
‘WILL’

Teacher: Diana Salcedo Zárate


WILL
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

Subject+ Will+ infinitive Subject+ will not+ infinitive Will+ Subject+ infinitive

Won't
Examples:

Peter will come home tomorrow .(Peter vendrá a casa mañana)


Peter won't (will not) come home tomorrow.
Will Peter come home tomorrow?
GOING TO
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

I am I am
You are You are
He is He is
She is + going to+ infinitive She is + not + going to + infinitive
It is It is
We are We are
They are They are

INTERROGATIVE
Examples:
Am I
Are you Mary is going to study English tonight.
Is he (Mary va a estudiar inglés esta noche)
Is she + going to+ infinitive Mary isn't going to study English tonight.
Is it
Are we
Is Mary going to study English tonight?
Are they
I AM GOING TO : INTENTION.

Today, I am going to drive my new


motorcycle, then I am going to
phone my best friend and finally I
am going to read my favourite novel.
Hoy voy a conducir mi nueva moto, luego voy a
telefonear a mi mejor amiga y finalmente voy a leer
mi novela favorita.
IS GOING TO HAPPEN: The situation now makes
us believe that.

-Look at those black clouds!


-It’s going to rain.
¡Mira esas nubes negras! Va a llover.

-She is pregnant.
-She is going to have a baby.
Está embarazada. Va a tener un niño.

PREDICTIONS WITH
PRESENT EVIDENCE
WILL
ü I left the door open. I will close it
right now.
Dejé la puerta abierta. La cerraré ahora mismo.

(In the restaurant)


W :What would you like to drink?
ü I will have a cup of coffee, please.
“¿Qué va a tomar?” “Tomaré una taza de café,
por favor”
ü Did you call Sue? Decisions at
No, I forgot it. the time of
speaking
I will call her tonight.
-I am a little hungry.
I think I will have a sandwich.
Tengo hambre. Creo que tomaré un sandwich

-I don’t think I will go out


tonight. I am too tired.
No creo que salga esta noche. Estoy
demasiado cansado.

Personal opinion
-Don’t worry. I will help you
with your homework.

-I will love you forever.

Offers
-You will be rich.
Promises
Predictions
Exercises.- ‘Will’ or ‘going to’?
1) Why are you working so hard these days?
- Because I__________buy a car , so I’m saving as much as I can.

2) What _____ __ _________buy Jill for her birthday?


- A CD.
-Mmm. But She hasn’t got a CD player.
- In that case,I ______ buy her a book.
3) Dad, can you mend this for me?
- I’m sorry. Ask Mum. She ________ do it for you.

4) Why have you got so many eggs?


-Because I ___________ make an omelette.
5) I haven’t got enough money to get home.
-I _______ lend you some, if you like. How much do you need?
Exercises.- Answers
1) Why are you working so hard these days? (buy)
- Because I’m going to buy a car , so I’m saving as much as I can

2) What are you going to buy Jill for her birthday? (buy)
- A CD.
-Mmm. But She hasn’t got a CD player.
- In that case, I will buy her a book.
3) Dad, can you mend this for me?
- I’m sorry. Ask Mum. She will do it for you.

4) Why have you got so many eggs?


-Because I am going to make an omelette.
5) I haven’t got enough money to get home.
- I will lend you some, if you like. How much do you need?

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