Spiegazione dell'uso di WIll e Going to per esprimere il futuro

1. Uso e forma di “be going to” e
“will”
Inglese
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2. IL FUTURO
USI E FORME DI BE GOING TO E WILL
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3. BE GOING TO
USO:
Be going to ha due usi principali:
1. per parlare di piani ed intenzioni future:
• I’m going to buy a new mobile phone.
• Elisa isn’t going to be at the party.
• Are you going to tell him?
2. per fare previsioni di eventi di cui si vedono già le premesse:
• Look at the clock! We’re going to be late!
• There are some clouds in the sky, it’s going to rain!
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4. FORMA:
Si usa la forma del presente di
Be + going to + forma base del verbo (infinito senza to)
NB: Si evita di dire «going to go» perché la ripetizione suona male,
quindi si dice solo I’m going to bed.
• I verbi che vengono usati più spesso con be going to sono:
Be, have, do, get, say, take, ask
Affermativa I’m going to watch TV She’s going to be late We’re going to leave
now
Negativa I’m not going to tell
you
Elisa isn’t going to be
there
They’re not going to do
it
Interrogativa Am I going to win? Is she going to buy it? When are you going to
do your homework?
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5. ALCUNI ESEMPI
1. Have you called Tom? – Not yet. I’m going to do it later.
2. Prices are really high in this restaurant. It’s going to be expensive!
3. The job interview was terrible. I’m not going to get the job.
4. Oh no! It’s raining!! We are going to get wet!
5. It’s really hard to fix a computer. This isn’t going to be easy…
6. There’s a lot of traffic. We’re going to be late!
7. I’ve just finished my workout, I’m going to have a shower!
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6. WILL
USO:
Will ha due usi principali per riferirsi al futuro:
1. Una decisione spontanea (incluse richieste, offerte, promesse)
• I think I will (‘ll è la forma contratta) have a coffee.
• I will help you if you like
• I won’t (will+not) forget
2. Un modo «neutro» di riferirsi al futuro, spesso per esprimere azioni
che vengono viste come inevitabili o automatiche
• She will be sixteen in May.
• I’ll be at school all day tomorrow
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7. FORMA:
NB: Un’espressione che si usa spesso è:
I think I’ll (= penso che + futuro)
La sua forma negativa è:
I don’t think I’ll (= non penso che + futuro)
Affermativa I’ll call you later The school will be closed for
two weeks
Negativa I won’t tell anyone It won’t be easy
Interrogativa Will Elisa be at your party? How long will it take to get to
Milan?
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8. ALCUNI ESEMPI
1. I think I will go to bed.
2. We won’t be late at the party.
3. It will rain tomorrow (previsione, non è certo) MA Look at the
clouds! It’s going to rain! (previsione di cui le premesse già si
vedono, quindi più certa)
4. I don’t think I’ll go to school tomorrow.
5. I will buy the tickets for Gabry Ponte’s concert tonight.
6. Will you go out for dinner?
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9. WILL e BE GOING TO
Be going to e will sono spesso messi a confronto siccome tutti e due si
possono usare sia per esprimere eventi futuri che per fare previsioni.
Ma le differenze fondamentali sono:
1. Be going to si usa per parlare di qualcosa di pianificato o che si ha
intenzione di fare prima del momento in cui si parla, mentre will si
usa per esprimere decisioni spontanee prese nel momento in cui si
parla
2. Be going to si usa per fare previsioni fondate su premesse reali che
si manifestano già nel presente, mentre will si usa per fare
previsioni basate su sensazioni o opinioni personali
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10. ALCUNI ESEMPI
1. I’ll make the coffee.
2. I’m going to buy a new phone.
3. It will be fun!
4. It’s going to rain pretty soon, look at the clouds!
5. Elisa is going to cook pasta for dinner. I will help her if she likes.
6. Thank you for the book, I’ll give it back to you tomorrow.
7. You will love the exhibition, it’s amazing!
8. I think they will go to the sea next week.
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