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Jan 2015

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017 - Talking about the Future: Will or ...

SHAYNA OLIVEIRA

About this episode

There are two ways to talk about the future in English: will/won't and going to.

Use going to for plans/arrangements
Use will for promises, offers, and decisions made in the moment
Use either will or going to for predictions

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