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At the airport vocabulary PDF 🛫

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airport
(landing) flap
(passenger) cabin
(un) registered:checked luggage
a check-in counter
a stopover
air disturbance
air gust
air hostess; flight attendant
air pocket
air-traffic controller
airfield
airline
airport taxes
airsickness
aisle
aisle seat
altitude
an aircraft
an airport terminal
an emergency landing
an engine
arrival
bag
baggage belt
baggage compartment
baggage delivery hall
baggage in transit
baggage reclaim
black box
boarding
boarding hall
boarding pass – card
boarding time
breakdown
business class
cabin
cabin pressure
cancellation
car hire
carousel
check-in
check-in desk
check-in time
claim
cockpit
control tower
controls
conveyor belt
corridor – aisle
crew
customs  – customs officer
customs checking area
customs duty
customs entry
dans
delay
delayed
departure
departure gate
departure gate
departure lounge
destination
domestic flight
drawback
dst (daylight saving time)
duties
duty
e-ticket
elevator
emergency exit
emergency landing
empennage
engine failure
entrance
entrance hall
escalator
eta : estimated time of arrival
excess baggage
excess baggage
exit
fare
first aid kit
first class
flight
flight duration
flight number
footbridge
fuel tank
fuselage
gate
gmt (greenwich mean time)
hand luggage
helicopter
high-speed flight
id card
information desk; information
insurance
jet lag
jet plane
jet plane/engine
label / tag
landing
landing gear
landing strip (area)
latest check-in time (lct)  – latest boarding time
length; duration
long distance flight  – long haul
luggage
luggage  – hand luggage – hold luggage
map
medium-distance flight  – medium haul
metal detector
monitor
nonstop flight
nose
number
on board
parachute
passenger
passenger ticket
passport
passport control
peak hour
pilot
plane
plane crash
plane disaster
propeller
radar
ramp
reservation / booking
rudder
runway
runway
safety lighting
satellite terminal
schedule – timetable
scheduled flight
seat
seat belt
security check
security checks
slot
sound barrier
speed
stabilizer
steward
steward; flight attendant
stopover
subway
suitcase
tail
tarmac
terminal
termination
the crew
the customs
the landing
the shuttle
the shuttle
ticket
time zone
timetable
to announce
to book
to check in
to fly over
to label  (labelled)
to land  – landing
to stop over at
to take off
to tighten up security
to unpack
toilets
tourist
transit hall
travel agent
traveller
tray table
trip/journey
trolley
turbulence
unaccompanied minor
unattended luggage
unclaimed luggage
underpass
vertical stabilizer
vibration
wide body aircraft
window
window
window seat
wing

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Linking words english pdf

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INTRODUCTION

first / firstly / first of all
first and foremost
most of all / above all
to start with / to begin with
in/at the beginning, …
at first sight / at first glance

 CONCLUSION

all in all / in short / in brief / in a word
eventually
Lastly / Finally / Last but not least
in conclusion / to conclude
to sum up

 LIST

to start with / to begin with / for a start / first
first
at the beginning
then
next
firstly
secondly
afterwards
finally
to sum up
when
while
during
for + durée
whenever
before +v.ing
after that
after +v.ing
since
untill/till
as long as
as soon as
hardly
meanwhile
in the meantime
already
not yet
once

 THE CAUSE

because of
owing to
due to
since
on account of
out of (politeness)
thanks to…
that is why / therefore
because
on account of
that’s why / this is the reason why
given that …

 THE GOAL

in order to
in order not to
so as to
so as not to
so (that)
to / in order to / so as to
to this end

CONSEQUENCE

consequently / accordingly
as a consequence
to the point that
as a result,…
so much so that / to such a point that
that is why / therefore
so / thus
hence (the idea)
thereby
therefore
so that
so much that

 ADD AN IDEA

Furthermore
Moreover
In addition
besides / anyway
Also
Too / similarly
On the contrary
Unlike
Whereas
On the one hand
On the other hand
By the way
In fact / actually / as a matter of fact
in other words
that is to say
Then
next
secondly
What’s more
on top of all that
as well, too, also
similarly, in the same way
Indeed
of course/naturally
obviously
for example, for instance
such as

 OPPOSITION/CHANGING IDEAS

otherwise
instead of
nevertheless
notwithstanding
else
whereas
on the contrary,…
yet
conversely
however
by contrast

 THE CERTITUDE

in any case
anyway

 CONTINUITY

in the same way
as a matter of fact
hence
i.e
in other words
on the one hand … on
the other hand
that is to say

 HYPOTHESIS

If…
…whether or not…
in case
suppose / supposing
unless
or else / otherwise
provided / providing that
on condition that
even if / even though
except if, unless
otherwise

 CONCESSION / OPPOSITION

although / though
on the other hand
conversely
whereas / while
unlike …
all the same
while
despite / for all
for all that
In spite of
No matter what (how)
Yet / still
However
Nonetheless / nevertheless
for all I know
all the same
after all, …
instead of…
anyway
even though
in spite of / despite
as far as
as long as
still,…

 COMPARISON

as though
as if
in comparison
compared to…
as well as

 CONDITION

provided
unless
as long as
otherwise
then

 DUALITY

both…and
either…or
neither…nor

 OTHER WORDS

as a matter of fact
at any rate
in which case
rather, …
… among others
for fear that
almost, nearly
quite, rather
instead of
at least
no matter what… / whatever…

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Job interview vocabulary pdf

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Introduce yourself

first name
a diploma / a qualification
a Master
a PhD
Bachelor’s degree
basic notions
date et lieu de naissance
fluency level
fluent
high school diploma
intermediary
languages spoken
last name
leisure
married
Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
nationality
native
personal interests
professional experience
proficient
separated
single

USEFUL VOCABULARY

achievement
(job) applicant
a (job) interview
a bonus
a company
a contract
a customer
a job
a middle manager
a resume
a secretary
a student
a trial period
ambition
an ad
an office
background
boss
business
busy environment
certificate
cover letter
day off
deadline
dismissed
employee
employer
employment
end of the contract
fired (informal)
full time
full-time job
hands-on experience
hired
hobbies
holiday pay
holiday/ rest day
holidays
internship / work placement
job requirement
motivated
notice
opportunity
organised
overtime hours
part time
pay rise
pay slip
personal qualities
positive
preference
previous job
professional experience
prospective employer
qualification
recruiter
salary
salary after deductions and social charges
salary before deductions and social charges
seasonal employment
sector
skill
strenghts
teamwork
temporary job
under pressure
unemployed person
unemployment
weakness
work
work ethic

TALK ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE

accomplished
adapted
administered
advised
allocated
analyzed
applied
arranged
assisted
built
carried out
catalogued
classified
collaborated
completed
conceived
conducted
constructed
consulted
controlled
cooperated
coordinated
counseled
created
decided
decreased
delegated
derived
designated
developed
devised
directed
discovered
distributed
documented
encouraged
engineered
enlarged
established
estimated
evaluated
examined
explored
facilitated
finalized
formulated
founded
governed
guided
handled
identified
implemented
improved
increased
initiated
inspected
installed
interpreted
introduced
invented
investigated
led
located
made
maintained
managed
merged
moderated
motivated
negotiated
obtained
operated
organized
overcame
performed
planned
prepared
presented
presided
processed
programmed
promoted
purchased
raised
recommended
recorded
recruited
redesigned
repaired
replaced
restored
reviewed
revised
screened
selected
serviced
set up
solved
sorted
specified
started
stimulated
strengthened
summarized
supervised
supported
tested
trained
transcribed
transformed
upgraded
validated
verified

Skills

accurate
active
adaptable
adept
broad-minded, open minded
competent
conscientious
creative
dependable
determined
diplomatic
discreet
efficient
energetic
engaged
enterprising
enthusiastic
experienced
expert
fair
firm
genuine
honest
initiative
innovative
logical
loyal
mature
methodical
motivated
multi-skilled / multitasking
objective
organizational skills
outgoing
personable
pleasant
positive
practical
productive
punctual
reliable
resourceful
responsibility
self-disciplined
sense of humor
sensitive
sincere
successful
tactful
team player
trustworthy

USEFUL VERBS

to apply for a job
to be contracted/employed
to be experienced
to be fired
to be hired
to be interested in
to be keen to …
to be made redundant
to be unemployed
to call back
to carry out
to collaborate
to develop
to direct/ to lead
to do extra hours
to earn money
to facilitate
to fire/fired
to get up
to graduate from …
to handle pressure / stress
to have experience
to hire
to implement
to intend to
to introduce
to leave
to look forward to
to major in
to motivate
to obtain
to perform
to recruit
to resign
to respond
to start
to supervise
to wear
to work
to work full time
to work part time

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soccer vocabulary pdf

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attacking tactics
ball control
ball reception
bicycle kick
centre back
centre circle
clearance
combined marking
corner arc
corner flag
corner kick
counter-attack
cross-bar
dangerous play
defensive tactics
direct free kick
dive
dribbling
duration of game
extratime
fake
first substitute
football (ball)
football (boots)
football pitch (uk) / football field (usa) ou soccer field
football player
forward
forward pass
foul
free kick
frontal attack
full-back
goal
goal area
goal kick
goal line
goal nets
goal posts
goal-keeper
green card
half
half-time
half-volley shot
half-way line
handball
hat trick
header
indirect free kick
injury time / interruption of time
inside
inside forward
inside left
inside right
kick
kick-off
left back
left wing
left winger
left-footed
linesman
long clearance
long pass
man-to-man defence
man-to-man marking
marking
midfield player
obstruction
off-side
off-side goal
off-side position
off-side trap
one touch passing
overhead kick
penalty area
penalty kick
penalty shoot out
penalty spot
penetrating pass
pitch
playing formation, playing system
position switch
powerful shot
punch-out
red card
rest
restart of game
right back
right midfield player
right wing
right winger
right-footed
sanction
second substitute
sending off
shinguard
short clearance
short pass
side attack
six-yard line
sliding tackle
stadium
stop
straight pass
straight shot
striker
stud
switching play
team-mate
throw
throw-in
throw-out
touch
touch line
trapping
two-footed
upfield run
volley shot
wall
wing
winger
yellow card
zone defence

USEFUL VERBS

to carry the ball
to circulate the ball
to clear
to cross a highball
to cross the ball
to cross the ball forward
to disallow a goal
to dive
to dribble past an opponent
to feed the attack
to head the ball
to hold an opponent
to intercept
to jump at an opponent
to kick
to lose one’s marker
to make a save
to obstruct
to play the ball
to play with the head
to run upfield
to shoot
to tackle
to tackle an opponent
to watch

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Communication vocabulary english pdf

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advised
alerted
allusion
amended
an awkward silence
announced
answered
argument
broadcasted
clarified
communicated
condensed
conference
confession
consulted
contacted
conversation
convinced
convincing
corresponded
criticism
crowd
debate
defined
detailed
dialogue
disagreement
discussion
disseminated
documented
emailed
emphasized
explained
expressed
gossip
highlighted
hint
informed
interpreted
interview
interviewed
lecture
megaphone
microphone
misunderstanding
moderated
monologue
narrated
notated
notified
objection
opinion
point of view
posted
presented
published
questioned
recorded
relayed
reported
scribed
shared
small talk
specified
speech
statement
suggested
synthesized
transcribed
translated
transmitted
tweeted

USEFUL VERBS

to add
to admit
to announce
to apologize
to approve of
to argue
to break the silence
to bring up
to broadcast
to chat
to claim
to clarify
to communicate
to confess
to confirm
to contest
to contradict
to converse with
to convince
to criticize
to deceive
to declare
to deny
to doubt
to emphasize
to exaggerate
to exchange
to express
to fill (somebody) in mettre qqun au courant
to flatter
to gossip about
to hear
to indicate
to influence
to inform
to insist
to keep quiet
to listen
to make a statement
to mention
to mumble
to murmure
to object
to pass on (something)
to persuade
to point out
to predict
to pretend
to promise
to recognize
to refute
to repeat
to reply
to retort
to say
to shout
to shriek
to silence
to slander
to speak
to speak out
to speak up about sth
to stammer
to state
to suppose
to talk
to talk down to
to talk through
to talk to each other
to tell
to think through
to whisper
to yell

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Quantities vocabulary english

Quantities vocabulary english


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the quantity, the amount
a bottle of wine
a bowl of soup
a box of cakes
a box of cereal
a can of beans
a carton of juice.
a cup of coffee
a cup of tea
a dozen of eggs
a glass of water
a handful of nuts
a hundred grammes of flour
a jar of
a jar of honey
a jug of milk
a kilo of butter
a litre of water
a little
a lot
a lot of people
a lump of sugar
a mouthful of
a packet of biscuits
a packet of cigaretts
a piece of cake
a piece of paper
a pile of stones
a plate of spaghettis
a portion of spaghettis
a quarter of milk
a slice of bread
a slice of ham
a slice of pizza
a small bottle of beer
a small glass of beer
a spoonful of salt
a thousand euros
a tub of ice-cream
barely
both of them
excessively
extremely
half
lots of fruits
not at all
one million dollars
several
thousands of people
very, a lot, much

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How to use the Future Perfect Continuous? (easy explanation!)

How to use the Future Perfect Continuous in English?


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The future perfect progressive (or continuous), is quite difficult to master but can be useful.

It is used to say how long something will have lasted until some point in the future. The duration of the action is usually specified with the expression of time for or since (for 5 minutes, for two years, since thursday...).  The point at which the action will have been performed is often indicated in this simple present with when or by the time.

  • On january 1st he will have been working at the factory for more than a year 
  • In just one week from now I will have been living in Tokyo for five years.

1/ Construction

subject + will have been + verb + ing

 Affirmative Negative Question
 I / you / he / she / it we / you / they  I will have been playing I will not (= I won’t) have been playing Will I have been playing?
  • (+) You will (= You’ll) have been playing video games for two hours when her plane finally arrives.
  • (?) Will you have been playing video games for two hours when her plane finally arrives?
  • (-) You will not (= won’t) have been playing video games for two hours when her plane finally arrives.

2/ Use

* Duration before a future event

You will notice that the reference points are now at the present simple tense.

  • By the next year, Sarah and her husband will have been living together for twenty years.
  • We will have been talking for over an hour by the time Thomas arrives.
  • He will have been working at that company for three years when it finally closes.
  • Thomas will have been teaching at the university for 2 years by the time he leaves for Thailand.
  • How long will you have been studying when you graduate?
  • They will have been driving for four hours when they get to Melbourne.
  • When you finish your job, will you have been living in New Zealand for over a year?
  • Before they come, we will have been cleaning the house for two hours.

* Conviction of the cause of a future situation

Using the future perfect continuous before another future action is a good way to show the cause and effect

  • Tina will be tired when he gets home because he will have been working for 12 hours
  • Romain’s english will be perfect when she returns to France because he is going to have been studying English in London for over two years.
  • By this time, he will have been jogging for over an hour so he will be very tired.
  • We will be making a rest stop in half an hour, because you will have been driving the car for 6 hours by then.

3/ A few tips

👉 Some common time expressions to the future perfect continuous:

by tomorrow / 8 o’clock / 8pm / this year / month / week / next year / next month / next week

👉 Future Continuous OR Future Perfect Continuous ?

If a duration such as ‘for ten minutes’,’for two weeks’ or’since Friday’ is not indicated, many English speakers prefer to use the continuous future rather than the perfect continuous future. Be careful because this can change the meaning of the sentence.

The continuous future emphasizes interrupted action, while the perfect continuous future emphasizes a duration before a future event.

  • He will be tired because he will be studying so hard. (= He will be tired because he will have studied at that precise moment in the future)
  • He will be tired because he will have been studying so hard. (= He will be tired because he has been studying for a period of time. It is possible that he will continue to study or that he has just finished)

👉 The following time expressions are not used in the future perfect continuous:

when / while / before / after / by the time / as soon as / if / unless

  • You won’t get a promotion until you will have been working here as long as Tim.  WRONG
  • You won’t get a promotion until you have been working here as long as Tim. CORRECT

👉No state verbs in the future perfect continuous

  • Tom will have been having motorbike for over one year. WRONG
  • Tom will have had his motorbike for over one year. CORRECT

👉 Active / passive form

The passive form to the future perfect continuous is not common:

  • Matt will have been fixing the car for over six weeks by the time it is finished. (Active)
  • The car will have been being fixed by Matt for over six weeks by the time it is finished. (Passive)

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How to use the Future Perfect in English?

How to use the Future Perfect in English? (I will have played)


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The Future Perfect (or simple Future Perfect) is usually used to talk about actions that will be completed before a given time, event or other future action.

  • He will have finished school before 5pm. 
  • The party will already have finished by the time we get there. 
  • Tomorrow morning she will have left. 

1/ Construction

Subject + WILL HAVE + Verb (past participle)

Affirmative Negative Question
 I / you / he / she / it / we / you / they I will have played I will not (= I won’t) have played Will I have played?
  • (+) He will have finished work by 5pm.
  • (-) He will not have (= won’t have) finished work by 5pm.
  • (?) Will he have finished work by 5pm?

2/ Use

We use the future perfect to express:

* An action carried out before a future event or action

Something will happen before another action in the future, or before a specific time in the future (tomorrow, next month, before something, by 2pm…)

You will notice that the simple present is used for the reference points:

  • He will have cleaned up the house before they move in.
  • She will have written the letter before tonight.
  • I will have finished the job before the deadline.
  • How many countries will you have visited by the time you turn 30?
  • By the time he gets home, she will have cleaned the entire room.
  • She will have finished this test by noon.
  • Phil will have drunk ten beers by the time the party starts.
  • Will she have learned enough japanese before she moves to Osaka?

* The duration of certain actions before a future date or event

  • will have known Sarah for ten years in October.
  • Patrick will have lived in Sydney for 10 years by 2014.
  • will have been in London for six months by the time I leave.
  • By Monday, Karl will have had my Ipod for a month.
  • We will have been married for one year next month.

* The conviction that something has just happened

  • There’s no point in going to the party. Everybody will have left by now. (= I’m sure everybody has left the party)
  • The bus will have left by now. (= I’m sure the bus has left)
  • My parents will have arrived in Bangkok by now. (I’m sure my parents have arrived in Bangkok)

3/ Notes

👉 We can use ‘going to’ instead of ‘will’ (same meaning)

  • The bus will have left by now. = The bus is going to have left by now.

👉 No future perfect with when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc.

We use the present perfect instead:

  • I am going to play video games when I will have finished my homework. WRONG
  • I am going to play video games when I have finished my homework. CORRECT

👉 Current time expressions

We often use the perfect future with:

by / by the time / before / by tomorrow / at 7 o’clock / next month / until / till

  • He will have retired by the end of this year. 
  • I will have finished that report before the deadline.

👉 Active / passive form

  • Tom will have repaired the car before the end of the week. (Active)
  • The car will have been repaired by Tom before the end of the week. (Passive)

 

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What is the Future progressive tense in english? (I will be playing)

What is the Future progressive/continuous tense in english?


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The progressive future (or continuous future) is used to indicate that something will be being done at a specific time in the future. It’s not really a simple time to master at first, but one that English speakers use a lot.

  • I will be waiting for you tonight. 
  • He will be watching TV at 8pm. 

1/ How to make the Future progressive/continuous

subject + will be + verb-ing

 Affirmative  Negative  Question
I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be playing will not (= won’t) be playing Will I / he / we etc. be playing?

Tomorrow afternoon,

  • (+) he will be playing tennis. (= He’ll be playing.)
  • (-) he will not be playing. (= He won’t be playing.)
  • (?) will he be playing tennis ?

2/ Use

We use the progressive future to express:

* An action or event that is happening (or progressing) in the future

  • will be travelling in Japan for the next two weeks.
  • Tonight at 10 PM, I will be watching TV.
  • Next weekend, what will you be doing?
  • In an hour, I will be eating lunch.
  • This time next week, I will be relaxing at the beach. 
  • ACDC will be performing in Germany for the next three weeks.

* An action in progress in the future interrupted by something

In the following examples you will notice that the interruption is now simple! In addition to using short actions as an interruption, you can use a specific time:

  • will be watching TV when he arrives tonight.
  • Will you be waiting for him when his plane arrives tomorrow?
  • When Tom gets home, they will not be sleeping (= they won’t be sleeping)
  • She’ll be having a bath when I’m back home. 
  • will be waiting for you when your bus arrives. (= I’ll be waiting)
  • I will be staying at the Madison Hotel, if anything happens and you need to contact me.
  • I’ll be watching TV when my mother arrives. 

* Parallel actions in the future

We use the progressive future twice to describe two actions that will happen at the same time in the future. The actions will take place in parallel.

  • Later on, I will be watching TV and he will be studying.
  • Tomorrow night, they will be drinking beer, listening to music, and having a good time.
  • Next week he will be flying for India, and I will be flying for Thailand.

* To make assumptions in the present

  • He won’t be coming at the party. He is probably still working at the restaurant.
  • She will be getting home at this time. 
  • Sarah will be getting married very soon.
  • Tom will be working now (= I think Tom is working now, but I’m not 100% sure).

* To ask polite questions about the future

It is a very polite way of asking questions, tactfully, perhaps to ask something indirectly:

  • When will you be arriving in Sydney?
  • Will you be taking your car to the party? 
  • Will you be using your computer tonight? I have to check something on internet.
  • Will you be going to the bakery? I need to buy some bread.

3/ Notes

👉 The Future progressive/continuous with “Be Going To be”

We can also use  ‘be + going to be + v. ing’ instead of ‘will be + v. ing

be + going to be + ing

  • He is going to be working at the pub on saturday night.
  • Is she going to be working at the pub on saturday night?
  • She is not going to be working at the pub on saturday night.

👉 Future progressive/continuous or futur simple ?

Both sentences are correct but their meaning is different:

  • will be eating lunch at 11am =>  I’ll start before 11:00 and maybe I’ll still be eating at that time.
  • will eat lunch at 11am  =>  I’ll start lunch at 11:00 sharp.

👉 No Future progressive/continuous with the expressions: when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc.

Like all future times, the progressive future cannot be used with time expressions such as when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of using the future progressive, use the continuous present.

  • While Phil will be driving, Tina will be sleeping in the car. WRONG
  • While Phil is driving, Tina will be sleeping in the car. CORRECT

👉 Non-progressive verbs

Non-progressive verbs cannot be used with the progressive future.

be / want / seem / cost / need / care / contain / exist / belong / own / like / love / hate / fear / envy

  • Kat will be being at my house tonight. WRONG
  • Kat will be at my house tonight. CORRECT
  • It will be costing a lot of money to fix the car. WRONG
  • It will cost a lot of money to fix the car. CORRECT

👉 Place of adverbs

Beware of the place of adverbs such as always, only, never, never, ever, still, just, etc. in the future progressive tense:

  • He will still be watching TV when she goes to bed.
  • Will you still be watching TV when she goes to bed?

👉 The progressive future is not as used as the other times of the future and can sometimes be replaced by the simple future, the continuous present or even the simple present. 

In the following examples the two sentences express an almost identical situation, it does not matter if you use a different time than the progressive future:

  • I’ll be leaving in a few minutes.
  • I’m leaving in a few minutes.
  • = I’ll leave in a few minutes.
  • = I’m going to leave in a few minutes.
  • = I leave in a few minutes.
  • Sam will come soon.
  • = Sam will be coming soon.

👉 Active / passive form

We don’t really use the passive form in the future progressive :

  • At 10pm tonight, Carl will be using his laptop. (Active)
  • At 10pm tonight, the laptop will be being used by Carl. (Passive)

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How to use the Future tense with ‘be going to’

How to use the Future tense with ‘be going to’


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The simple future has two different forms in English: we use either ‘will‘ or ‘be+going to‘. Although they can be used in the same way, they often have a different meaning.

With a little practice their difference will seem clearer to you. Both options refer to a specific time in the future.

In this lesson we will focus on the simple future with be + going to

To see the first part (future with Will) click here.

1/ Construction

Be + going to + verb to the present tense

 Affirmative  Negative  Question
I am he / she / it is
We / you / they are
I am going to …
He is going to …
You are going to …
I am not going to …
He is not going to …
You are not going to …
Am I going to …?
He is going to …?
Are you going to …?
  • (+) You are going to wash the car.
  • (?) Are you going to wash the car ?
  • (-) You are not going to wash the car.

2/ Use of ‘be going to’

* To express an intention, an activity that you want to achieve or that is already underway:

  • I’m going to spend my hollydays in Italy.
  • She’s going to text him right now about the news.
  • Tom is going to break up with his girlfriend.
  • I wonder how he’s going to tell her the news.
  • She’s going to cry when she will know that.
  • They are going to travel around Canada.
  • Who are you going to invite to the barbecue ?

* To predict future events (you can also use’will’):

  • My wife is going to have a baby.
  • Don’t worry, the plane is not going to crash.
  • Look at the sky, it’s going to rain.
  • The next Star Wars movie is going to be awesome !

3/ Notes

👉 About to

If the action is really imminent, we can use ‘to be + about to‘.

  • I’m about to leave soon, this party is too boring.
  • He’s about to cry.
  • I just saw Natalie at the club, I’m sure she’s about to cheat on her boyfriend.
  • Open the toilets! I’m about to puke !

👉 Adverbs such as always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc. are placed before going to: 

  • You are never going to ask him.
  • Are you ever going to ask him ?

 

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