Future Forms: Will, Going To, and Present Continuous

Intermediate

B1–B2

Intermediate Foundation

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About This Resource

This B1–B2 resource compares three major ways of referring to the future: will, be going to, and the present continuous. It shows how speakers choose among decisions, predictions, prior intentions, and arrangements rather than treating future time as one tense.

What You’ll Learn

• Use will for common decisions, commitments, predictions, and neutral future reference.
• Use be going to for prior intentions and evidence-based predictions.
• Use the present continuous for arranged future events.
• Choose a future form according to meaning and present circumstances.