Ways of talking about the future

I will start / I'm going to start / I start

Future forms

We use different forms to talk about the future:

-will for future facts using written or formal language.

  • Anne and Paula will take a month to walk across the Kalahari Desert.
  • Any money you donate will help us start co-operative work projects.

-be + going to + infinitive for future plans.

  • I'm going to start doing a lot of exercise.
  • Are you going to take any special equipment with you?
  • We're going to take lots of water on our trek.

-present simple for schedules and timetables.

  • When exactly do you start your trek?
  • We leave on the 1st of June.

1. Ways of talking about the future.

Choose the correct description of these sentences.

2. Talking about the future.

Decide which of the three forms is best for the following situations. In some cases, more than one answer is possible.

 

For more information about future forms see the Grammar Reference.