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Talking about the future

When we have already decided or planned something in the future, we use:

• the Present Simple for timetables and scheduled events

• the Present Continuous for personal arrangements

• going to + infinitive for plans and intentions.

For a decision just made or an off er/promise to do something, use will + infinitive.

When we predict the future, we use:

• going to + infinitive for predictions based on evidence

• will + infinitive for predictions based on opinions and beliefs

• may/might/could + infinitive to talk about possibilities.

When we talk about something in the very near future, we use be about to + infinitive.