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    The document discusses different ways to express plans and predictions about the future in English using will, be going to, and present continuous tense. It provides examples of using each structure to talk about plans with varying levels of certainty from definite planned events to less certain predictions. It also asks questions about the examples to help understand how these future expressions are used.

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    The document discusses different ways to express plans and predictions about the future in English using will, be going to, and present continuous tense. It provides examples of using each structure to talk about plans with varying levels of certainty from definite planned events to less certain predictions. It also asks questions about the examples to help understand how these future expressions are used.

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    The future

    Example:
    Janet will start college in the fall. She is going to work in a law office this summer. She and her
    parents are having dinner with friends tonight.

    Present continuous Be going to Will

    Future expression: am /is/are + going to + base form


    Tomorrow What are you going to do ? Will + verb base
    Next month Are you going to study for the
    Next week exam ? Will not = won’t + verb
    A week from now I am not going to eat base
    after class She isn’t going to dance
    I am going to eat
    She is going to study Will + subject + verb
    They are going to dance base + complement?
    Wh + will + s + v + c?

    Definite plans in the future Plans that are (less certain) Less certain plans or
    unplanned events
    (predictions)

    Amelia and her parents She is going to work in a law office Janet will start college in
    are having dinner with this summer. the fall.
    friends tomorrow. She isn’t going to work in a law
    office this summer. Will Janet start college in
    They are not (aren’t) having Is she going to work in a law office the Fall?
    dinner with friends this summer?
    tomorrow. Where is she going to work this When will Janet start
    summer? college?
    Are they having dinnerwith
    friends tomorrow?
    We are going to have class
    Who are they having dinner (tomorrow at 6:15)
    with tomorrow?
    Their friends.

    Who is having dinner with


    friends tomorrow?
    Amelia and her parents

    When are they having


    dinner with friends?

    Why are they having dinner


    with friends?
    How are they having dinner
    with friends?

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