Present Progressive

 Be + going to + verb

 Will + present verb

     An abbreviated form of

              be + going to:

I'm going to go to Japan next week.

      Often abbreviated to:

I'm going to Japan next week.

Note: There are occasions when all  future forms are appropriate. Remember, it’s often case by case...

      Practice questions:

~Are you going straight   

  home after school?

~Who is taking the bus

   after class?

~Who’s going to the beach

   this weekend?

           Planned events:

I am going to stay home tomorrow.

Sylvia is going to come over at noon.

Intentions or predictions about   

   what we can see or feel now:

It’s already 8:30...

We’re going to be late for sure!

          Practice questions:

~When is Alicia going to

   have a party?

~Are you going to get an

  ‘A’ in English class?

~How much money are you

   going to spend on lunch?

     Predictions and promises:

We will win, I’ll bet on it.

    Sudden decisions/actions:

I heard someone at the door; I'll get it.

 Formally, for planned events:

The game will begin at 4:10 on the dot.

Note: Will implies that we are speaking about a fact rather than an opinion...

         Practice questions:

~What time will you have  

   dinner?

~Will the teacher give you a

   difficult test?

  You can use these adverbs/phrases with all future forms:

1) in a minute/a few minutes/a half hour/an hour/a couple of hours/a few days/

        a week/a month/a year...

 2) a minute/a few minutes/a half hour/an hour/a few hours/a few days/a week/

       a month/a year later

3) a minute/a few minutes/a half hour/an hour/a couple of hours a week/a month/a

      year from now

4) next week/month/New Years/holiday/spring/fall/time/class/trip/break/game/

      party/storm/meeting

5) tomorrow/the day after tomorrow/the week after next/this Friday/this weekend/

      after lunch/after dinner

The following is a list of Level Three (modules 5 ~ 6) verbs:

accept     allow      ask       believe      borrow      break      buy      can/be able      cancel   carry     change     

clean     complain     cough     cut     dance    die    drive    drop     explain     fall      fail      fill    find   

finish   fit      fix      fly      forget     get up       hear     help      hold     hurt      know      learn      leave    

lend     live    look      lose      make/do    mix up     need      shut      organize      pay      put        rain   

receive     refuse     reject     relax     remember     reply      rest      save      see      sell     send       sign         

smoke     speak    spell      spend     spill     start/begin     stay    succeed     teach     translate    travel  

try   turn on/off    type    (mis)understand     use      wait     wake up     want     watch     work      worry