Will vs Be Going To vs Present Continuous: Talk About the Future in Engl...


source: To Fluency     2017年11月30日
THE THREE SENTENCES:
- Okay, I'll get my hair cut soon (I made the decision to do this while speaking).
- I'm going to get my hair cut soon (I have the intention to do this but I don't have an appointment)
- I'm getting my hair cut on Tuesday (I have an appointment)


FIRST CONDITIONAL:
You can use both WILL and BE GOING TO in the first conditional. Learn more about the first conditional here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msEdj...

PREDICTIONS
We can use both WILL and BE GOING TO when predicting the future.
- I think it will rain soon
- I think it's going to rain soon
However, if you are basing your prediction on current evidence, use BE GOING TO.
- look at that black cloud. It's going to rain soon!

PRESENT SIMPLE:
We can also use the present simple to talk about the future. This is when something is on a schedule.
- what time does the lesson start?
Learn more about that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdCIF...
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