TENSE TUESDAY: FUTURE FOR A SPONTANEOUS DECISION
13 / 09 / 2016
TENSE TUESDAY: FUTURE FOR A SPONTANEOUS DECISION: meaning and examples
Hello, readers! Happy Tuesday to all of you.
Our Tense Tuesday is focusing on the future. We are looking at the future for a spontaneous (unplanned) decision.
Remember that the future can be expressed different ways in English; it is commonly expressed with WILL or GOING TO. Today we are focusing on using WILL when making a quick (unplanned) decision.
Example 1: (The phone rings.) I'll get it.
Example 2: (Dinner is finished.) I'll do the dishes.
Example 3: You're sick? I'll bring you some soup.
In each of these examples, we see that the person is making a decision to do something in the moment. In these situations, WILL BARE INFINITIVE is a better choice than BE GOING TO, which is used for planned future actions.
That's all for today. Thanks for reading!
Our Tense Tuesday is focusing on the future. We are looking at the future for a spontaneous (unplanned) decision.
Remember that the future can be expressed different ways in English; it is commonly expressed with WILL or GOING TO. Today we are focusing on using WILL when making a quick (unplanned) decision.
Example 1: (The phone rings.) I'll get it.
Example 2: (Dinner is finished.) I'll do the dishes.
Example 3: You're sick? I'll bring you some soup.
In each of these examples, we see that the person is making a decision to do something in the moment. In these situations, WILL BARE INFINITIVE is a better choice than BE GOING TO, which is used for planned future actions.
That's all for today. Thanks for reading!
