Grammar music - future will/shall/going to

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

future: will/shall/ to be + going to

The sea-level will rise 40 feet.

will

will is used for a prediction.
you THINK it will happen, but you're not sure.

The phone is ringing! "I will get it."

will

will is also used for a spontaneous decision.
you do NOT have to PLAN it.

Shall we dance?

shall

SHALL is used (instead of will) in combination with
WE or I.
Usually asking a question.

I am going to buy a new car.

(to be) + going to

I AM GOING to buy a new car.
Use to be + going to for a PLANNED ACTION/ CERTAINTY

He is going to fall.

(to be) + going to

He is going to fall.
You see it coming. Use (TO BE) + GOING TO if it is CERTAIN.

Welke zin past hier het best?

1. I think it will rain in a couple of minutes.
2. It looks as if it is going to rain soon.
3. It is raining in 5 minutes.
4. It rains every day.

Welke zin is goed?

1. Shall I help you carry?
2. Will I help you carry?

Welke zin past hier het best?

1. Trump will build a wall.
2. Trump is building a wall.
3. Trump must build a wall.
4. Trump is going to build a wall.

Welke zin past hier het best?

1. We're going to hit that horse!
2. We're hitting that horse!
3. We will hit that horse!
4. Shall we hit that horse?

Welke zin past hier het best?

1. These kids will go to school.
2. These kids is going to school.
3. These kids are going to school.
4. These kids go to school.

Welke zin past hier het best?

1. My classmate will marry a prince.
2. My classmate is going to go marry a prince.

Welke zin is goed?

1. Shall we go out or stay in?
2. Will we go out or stay in?

Gotta feeling that I'm going under.
But I know that I ... ... it out alive.

1. will make
2. am going to make

So you say everything ... ...
all right now. But how do you really know?

1. will be
2. is going to be

This year to save me from tears, I ... ... it to someone special.

Who ... ... the world tonight?

If I'm alive and well, ... you ... there holding my hand?

Wow! We ... ... to Ibiza.

I hope you ... ... happy now.

You don't ever want to see me again and your brother ... ... me and he's six feet ten.

'Cause we ... ... to war, hey

Come tomorrow, tomorrow I... ... gone.
Save tonight.

and I... ... love you.

Use WILL to describe an invention

use (to be) GOING TO to describe a plan for the summer/this weekend

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