Describing Future Plans and Intentions
What structure is used to describe future plans?
Going To.
Which verb is often used to express wants?
Want.
What’s a common way to ask about tomorrow’s weather?
What is the weather going to be like tomorrow
What time is it if the clock shows 7:15?
It’s a quarter past seven.
How do you make a prediction about the future?
I think it’s going to...
Complete the sentence: "I am ________ to visit my grandparents next weekend."
Going.
Complete the sentence: "I _______ to go to the park."
Want.
How do you say it will rain tomorrow in 'going to' form?
It’s going to rain tomorrow
How do you say 6:30 in another way?
half past six.
Complete the sentence: "He _______ (win) the game tomorrow.
is going to win.
What is the formula of future intention using "going to"?
Subject + am/is/are + going to + verb
What is the formula for someone doesn’t want something?
Subject + don’t/doesn’t want + noun/verb
Complete the sentence: "The weather forecast says it’s going to be ______ tomorrow."
sunny/cloudy/stormy/etc.
What time is it if it’s 8:45?
It’s a quarter to nine.
Which verb is used to make predictions about the future?
''going to''
Change this sentence to the future tense using "going to": "She travels to Spain next month."
She is going to travel to Spain next month.
Change this sentence to express a want: "He will eat lunch at 12."
He wants to eat lunch at 12.
What tense is typically used for weather predictions?
the future tense, using 'going to
How do you ask for the time in a polite way?
Excuse me, do you have the time.
How do you make a negative prediction?
I don’t think it’s going to...
What’s the difference between using "will" and "going to" when talking about the future?
Will is used for decisions made at the moment of speaking, while 'going to' is for plans and intentions already decided
What’s the structure to say what someone wants to do in the future?
Subject + want + to + verb
How do you express uncertainty in a weather prediction?
it will / will.
What’s the difference between using “a.m.” and “p.m.”?
A.m. is for times before noon, and p.m. is for times after noon
Complete the sentence: "It ______ (snow) later tonight.
is going to snow.