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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.

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.

Simple Future

Tomorrow: Actions that

will happen in the future

Tomorrow: Actions that are

planned to happen in the future

Immediate Future

Iwillstudy

math in college.

Iamgoing to

study

math in college.

I willparticipate in the swim meet tomorrow.

Helping Verb Base Form

Simple Future

Iam going toparticipate in the swim meet tomorrow.

Future Indicator

participate

Helping Verb Base Form

Immediate Future

The future tense of any

verb is formed by using

willwith the base form

of a verb. Willis used to

connect to all subjects

and shows no change.

Another way to express future time

is by using forms of the verb to be

(such as am,are, or is) with going to

plus the base form of a verb. Always

use the form going to as a Future

Indicator; it does not change.

Base

Form

Helping

Verb

willstudy

Base Form

Future Indicator

Helping Verb

amgoing tostudy