Dear students,

We have been talking about the future and the way we can express it with WILL or BE GOING TO.

Therefore, here is the explanation:

•  GOING TO:

– when you are sure about what is going to happen (quando se tem certeza do que vai acontecer), a decision made (uma decisão já tomada).

Situation 1

– What color are you going to paint your kitchen? (De que cor vais pintar a tua cozinha?)

– I´m going to paint it white. (Vou pintá-la de branco.)

Situation 2

– What are you going to do after class tonight? (O que vais fazer após a aula hoje à noite?)

– I´m going to stop by at my uncle´s house to pick up some books. (Vou passar em casa do meu tio para ir buscar alguns livros.)

– to make predictions about what’s going to happen (para se fazer previsões sobre o que vai acontecer).

I think the concert is going to be good. (Acho que o show vai ser bom.)

I think it´s going to rain. (Acho que vai chover.)

• WILL:

– with expressions like (com expressões como) “I THINK”, “MAYBE”, “I´M SURE”.

I think you´ll do well on the test. (Acho que a prova te vai correr bem.)

Maybe I´ll go to the movies tonight. (Talvez eu vá ao cinema hoje à noite.)

I´m sure everything will be all right. (Tenho certeza de que tudo ficará bem.)

– to offer help to do something (para se oferecer a fazer algo).

The phone´s ringing! (O telefone está a tocar.) Don´t worry, I´ll get it. (Não se preocupe, eu atendo.)

– decisions made at the time of speaking (quando se resolve fazer algo na hora da fala).

– Sir, will you have red wine or white wine? (O senhor vai tomar vinho tinto ou branco?)

– Mmm, I´ll have red wine. (Mmm, aceito o vinho tinto.)

Well, I hope this tip will help you.

Here are some exercises about this topic:

If you have any doubts or questions, post your comments here and I’ll answer them ASAP (as soon as possible)!

Take care and hope to hear from you soon!

In order to practice these verb tenses you can do the exercises in the links below:

WILL FUTURE

BE GOING TO FUTURE

Good work!!

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