Algumas de nossas turmas estão estudando o tempo futuro em inglês e, alguns alunos, encontram certa dificuldade no uso das estruras. Don't worry, guys! Mesmo os estudantes que já viram todas as estruturas do futuro, ainda sentem algumas dificuldades para o emprego correto.
Isto ocorre porque há distintas possibilidades de uso que dependem muito daquilo que se quer comunicar.
Bem, como professora, posso dizer que para o estudante escolher qual estrutura usar é realmente um tanto complexo. Portanto, para decidir qual forma deve ser usada, é melhor que "aquele que fala" (speaker) pense como ele vê e/ou projeta a situação ou atividade futura, e não pense sobre a situação ou atividade em si. Então, vamos começar a ver (ou rever, para alguns) as diferentes possibilidades de se comunicar algo no futuro em inglês.
Now, let's start studying!
See you,
Teacher Josete
Future I
1. Future with going to
Use
* Be going to is used to talk about personal plans and intentions, especially when a person has already made a decision to do something.
I'm going to buy Mom something special.
* Be going to is used to make predictions about future actions or events, especially when the person has reasons or evidence to predict them.
She's going to be a great lawyer.
It's going to rain.
Form
* Statements: subject + be + going to + verb
We are going to go out for dinner.
* Yes-No questions: be + subject + going to + verb?
Are you going to have a big party?
* Information questions:
question word + be + subject + going to + verb?
What are you going to do on your birthday?
2. Present continuous for the future
Present continuous is another way of talking about the future.
* People often use the present continuous to talk about arrangements that they have already made.
What are you doing for New Year's Eve?
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What arrangements have you made?
* Going to suggests the idea of intentions.
What are you going to do for New Year's Eve?
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What do you intend or plan to do?
* There is a little difference in meaning between going to and the present continuous to talk about future plans.
* Going to, but not the present continuous, can also be used to talk about predictions of events.
It's going to snow. = prediction
It's snowing. = ongoing action
* Touchstone 2.
Michael McCarthy
Jeanne McCarten
Helen Sandiford
Cambridge University Press
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