# 6 Future tense: Be going to

VIDEO UITLEG BE GOING TO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEYyAOy74vw

BE GOING TO

A GEBRUIK:

GEBRUIK | VOORBEELDEN
1 bij plannen, voornemens, intenties | I am going to buy a laptop so I can work on the train. He is going to work in the USA this summer. We are going to study English next year. Where are you going to go on holiday?
2 bij een voorspelling waarvan de uitkomst vrijwel zeker is. Er is nu (zichtbaar) bewijs. | The sky has gone really dark. There is going to be a thunderstorm. My sister is going to have a baby next month. The bag isn't really strong. It is going to break. Look out! You are going to spill your coffee.

B VORM

Je vormt be going to met EEN VORM VAN TO BE (AM,IS,ARE,WERE,WAS) + GOING TO + HELE WERKWOORD

ONDERWERP | BE | GOING TO | HELE WERKWOORD | REST VAN DE ZIN
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
I | am | going to | buy | new shoes this afternoon.
She / He / It | is | going to | visit | Mark soon.
We / They /You | are | going to | travel | to Spain this summer.
My friends (meervoud) | are | going to | go | to the cinema.
My friend (enkelvoud) | is | going to | go | to the cinema.

Vaak vergeten mensen een vorm van 'to be' te vervoegen. Bijvoorbeeld:

I going to buy new shoes this afternoon. = fout

I am going to buy new shoes this afternoon. = goed

VIDEO UITLEG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNS1dpYWYNA

Gebruik van 'will' in de toekomstige tijd:

A VORM:

bevestigende zinnen | will + hele werkwoord | I will call you tomorrow. Barack Obama will be President till the end of 2016. We will help you with your homework.
ontkennende zinnen | won't + hele werkwoord | I won't call you tomorrow. Barack Obama won't be President till the end of 2016. We won't help you with your homework.
vraagzinnen | will vooraan de zin zetten Will ........? | Will you call me tomorrow? Will Barack Obama be President till the end of 2016? Will they help you with your homework?

B GEBRUIK:

Gebruik: | Voorbeelden:
1 Neutral way of expressing the future (als iets zo is, als iets in de toekomst gaat gebeuren. Het drukt niet uit dat je iets van plan bent of een voornemen hebt). | I will turn eighteen next month. Boys will be boys. The spacecraft will come down in the Pacific Ocean tomorrow morning. We will know the results tomorrow.
2 Instant decision (beslissing op dat moment) | I am thirsty. I will make some tea. We will have the tuna salad, please. A: You left the computer on. B: Thanks, I will switch it off.
3 Predictions (voorspellingen, waarvan de uitkomst onzeker is) | The west will have rain tomorrow. The world will end in the year 2056. We will all drive automatic cars in the future. Why not come over this weekend? The children will enjoy seeing you.
4 Asking someone, offer, agree or refuse doing something (iets aanbieden, om iets vragen, verzoek, weigeren iets te doen) | A: Can I have the book, which I lent you, back? B: Of course, I will brink it back this afternoon. That bag looks heavy. I will help you with it. Will you please be quite? I am trying to concentrate. The car won't start. I wonder what's wrong with it.
5 Invitation (uitnodiging) | Will you come to my party tomorrow? They will invite Professor Blackberry to speak at the scientific conference. Will you have lunch with us next Sunday?
6 Promise (belofte) | Thanks for leding me the money. I will pay you back next Friday. We won't tell anyone what happened. We promise! I promise I will pick Tommy up from school this afternoon.
WILL wordt vaak gebruikt met: probably, sure, think, don't think, guess, suppose, doubt and wonder | He will probably come home late tonight. Don't worry about the exam. I'm sure you will pass. We don't think the President will be assassinated next month. I guess your parents will be tired after the long journey. I doubt you will need a rain coat in Las Vegas.

Veel mensen beginnen het nieuwe jaar met goede voornemens. Doordat niet te voorspelling is of iemand zijn/haar goede voornemen volhoudt, gebruik je 'will' bij het maken van voornemens: