vh2 Future: To be going to/will shall

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

H2 Future: To be going to and will/shall

Today's Class

• Today's learning objectives.
• Vocabulary
• Grammar
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Today's Learning Objectives

• I can use to be going to.
• I know when to use will, shall and to be going to. 

How do we talk about the future in Dutch?

To be going to

• We use 'To be going to' to express future plans decides before the moment of speaking (prior plans). 
•  We also use 'To be going to' to express a prediction based on present evidence (predictions with evidence).
• Lastly, to be going to is used when we express something that is about to happen.

How do we form to be going to?

1. Use the right form of to be (am / are / is).

2. Add going to.

3. Use the basic form of the verb (work, swim, walk, sit, etc.)

 

To be going to (+)

To be going to (-)

(?)To be going to

They

Are

Is

Am

Going to

Cycle

Cycling 

Cycles

To the supermarket

They

Are

Is

Am

Not

Going to

Cycle

Cycling 

Cycles

To the supermarket

They

Are

Is

Am

?

Going to

Cycle

Cycling 

Cycles

To the supermarket

We use will and shall to.....

Will and shall

Will 

We use will when:

• Future actions at the moment of speaking (immediate decisions).

• We express an opinion based on personal opinions or experience (prediction without evidence).

Shall

When to use shall :

• We and I in question sentences. 

How do we abbreviate will and shall?

.... I help you unload the car?

1. Shall
2. Will

.... she finish her homework on time?

1. Shall
2. Will

They ... never do that again.

1. Will
2. Shall

I .... leave today.

1. Shall
2. Will

Vocab

Vocab: Hangman

• In pairs, you are going to play a game called hangman.
• As for the words you can pick, you may pick from Lesson 1 - 4
• You can take turns guessing.