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The simple future (using “will”) and the immediate
future (using “going to …”) both indicate that
an action or condition will happen in the future.

Simple Future Immediate Future

I will study I am going to
math in college. study
math in college.

will study am going to study

Helping Base Helping Verb Base Form
Verb Form
Future Indicator
Tomorrow: Actions that Tomorrow: Actions that are
will happen in the future planned to happen in the future

The future tense of any Another way to express future time
verb is formed by using is by using forms of the verb to be
will with the base form (such as am, are, or is) with going to
of a verb. Will is used to plus the base form of a verb. Always
connect to all subjects use the form going to as a Future
and shows no change. Indicator; it does not change.

Simple Future

I will participate in the swim meet tomorrow.

Helping Verb Base Form

Immediate Future
participate
I am going to participate in the swim meet tomorrow.

Helping Verb Base Form
Future Indicator
Look at the example I am going to participate in the swim
meet tomorrow. The verb form am connects to the subject I.
Going to indicates future action and never changes in form.
Participate is the base form of the verb and is added after
going to.

This concludes the section on tenses. Next, we continue to build
on your knowledge of helping verbs, but add new details on how
they are used.

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