Near Future x Simple Future Near Future Affirmative Form Contract Form Interrogative Form Negative Form Contract Form I am going to I´m going to write write I am not going to write I´m not going to am I going to write write? you are going to you´re going to write write you are not going to write you aren´t going to write are you going to write? he is going to write he´s going to write he is not going to write he isn´t going to write is he going to write? she is going to write she´s going to write she is not going to write she isn´t going to write is she going to write? it is going to write it´s going to write it is not going to write it isn´t going to write is it going to write? we are going to write we´re going to write we are not going to write we aren´t going to write are we going to write? you are going to you´re going to write write you are not going to write you aren´t going to write are you going to write? they are going to write they are not going to write they aren´t going to write are they going to write? they´re going to write Simple Future Affirmative Form Contract Form Negative Form Contract Form I will write I´ll write I will not write I won´t write you will write you´ll write you will not write you won´t write will you write? he will write he´ll write he will not write will he write? she will write she´ll write she will not write she won´t write will she write? it will write it´ll write it will not write it won´t write will it write? we will write we´ll write we will not write we won´t write will we write? you will write you´ll write you will not write you won´t write they will write they´ll write they will not write he won´t write Interrogative Form will I write? will you write? they won´t write will they write? Future actions We use (be) going to when we have already decided to something We use will when we decide to something at the time of speaking The speaker has not decided before Ex.: ‘George phoned while you were out.’ ‘Ok I´ll phone him back.’ ‘George phoned while you were out.’ ‘Yes, I know I´m going to phone him back Ex.: ‘Ann is in hospital’ ‘Oh really? I will visit her.’ ‘Ann is in hospital’ ‘ Yes, I know I´m going to visit her tomorrow.’ Predicting the future Sometimes there is not much difference between will and be going to Ex.: I think the weather will be nice later I think the weather is going to be nice later When we say something is going to happen´, we know (or think) this because of the situation now Do not will in situations like these Ex.: Look at those black clouds It´s going to rain In other situations, it is safer to use will Ex.: I think Ann will like the present we bought for her .. .Near Future Affirmative Form Contract Form Interrogative Form Negative Form Contract Form I am going... not going to write they aren´t going to write are they going to write? they´re going to write Simple Future Affirmative Form Contract Form Negative Form Contract Form I will write I´ll write I... write? Future actions We use (be) going to when we have already decided to something We use will when we decide to something at the time of speaking The speaker has not decided before Ex.: ‘George