This document provides information about using the future tense in English grammar. It outlines the positive, negative, and question forms for "going to" future (e.g., "is going to", "isn't going to", "are going to") and presents examples of how to talk about plans and evidence-based predictions of the future. It also covers using the present continuous tense with a future meaning to discuss planned actions happening in the near future, giving examples like "I am flying to London" and "I'm meeting Taylor Lautner tomorrow."

1. GOING TO FUTURE
grammar presentation

2. POSITIVE FORMS
AM
IS + GOING TO + INFINITIVE
ARE
Ex: My cousins are going to travel to New
York in September.

4. NEGATIVE FORMS
AM NOT
ISN’T + GOING TO + INFINITIVE
AREN’T
Ex. Gina isn’t going to buy a new T-shirt at
the weekend.

6. QUESTION FORM
AM
IS + SUBJ.+ GOING TO + INFINITIVE
ARE
Ex. Are you going to sleep at Valery’s
tonight?

8. We use GOING TO future to:
• Talk about plans for the future .Use time
expressions:next summer, in September…
• To talk about evidence: something that is
clearly going to happen.

10. Present continuous with future meaning
AM
IS + VERB + ING
ARE
Ex: Sorry, I can’t go to the cinema on Friday.
I am flying to London.

11. We use the present continuous to:
• Talk about planned actions happening in
the near future.
Ex: I’m meeting Taylor Lautner tomorrow.
• We use future time expressions:
tomorrow, at the weekend, next Monday…