Grammar Sense 3

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Grammar Sense 3

• Chapter 3-E

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Be going to / will be ing / will

• Express either predictions (less certain) or
  expectations (more certain) depending on a
  sentence.
• Predictions
• Itll warm up tomorrow. (weather forecast)
• Its going to warm up tomorrow.
• Itll be warming up tomorrow.
• ? Less certain (prediction)

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Expectations

• The bank will close on July 4. (schedule)
• The bank
• The bank
• ? More certain (expectation)

will be closing on July 4.
is going to close on July 4.
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Will / will be ing (more formal) gtbe going
to do

• Which one sounds more formal?
• 1a. The bank will close at 1pm today.
• 1b. The banks going to close at 1pm today.
• 2a. The president will be attending the meeting.
  
• 2b. The presidents going to attend the meeting.

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Be going to ? more certain eventsWill ? less
certain events

• 1a. Theyre going to win tonight. (There /
  Theyre) the best team.
• ? more certain with evidence
• 1b. Theyll win tonight if they can keep the
  ball. ? less certain
• 2a. Look at the clouds. Its going to rain
  soon.
• 2b. (INCORRECT)
• Look at the clouds. Itll rain.

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I will . ? a Quick DecisionIm going to . ?
an Advance Plan

• A Does anybody want to help me?
• B
• A What are your plans this weekend?
• B

Ill help. What should I do first?
Im going to help my sister move.
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Future time clause

• Subordinating conjunctions to express time
• before
• after
• until
• as soon as
• by the time
• when

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Write a sentence to show the two actions in the
right order.
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Use before, after or as soon as. Use simple
present with the time word.
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eat breakfast ? go to school

• After I eat breakfast, I will go to school.
• Ill go to school after I eat breakfast.
• Before I go to school, Im going to eat
  breakfast.
• Im going to eat breakfast before I go to
  school.
• As soon as I eat breakfast, I will be going to
  school.
• Ill be going to school as soon as I eat
  breakfast.

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Other sentences with time words

• Ill be reading the book until you come and pick
  me up.

reading a book
You come and pick me up.
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• Ill be home by the time you get off from work.

You get off from work.
I come home.
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Time word when

• Ill be making dinner when you get home.

I finish making dinner.
You get home.
I start making dinner.
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Compare two sentences.

• 1. Ill be making dinner when you get home.
• 2. Ill make dinner when you get home.

I start making dinner.
You get home.