Future forms in English - Talking about future plans | The Coffee Break English Show 2.03
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Future forms in English - Talking about future plans | The Coffee Break English Show 2.03

A2ElementaryMay 20, 202513 min
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Do you know when to use ‘will’, ‘be going to’ and the present continuous?? In this episode, we talk about future plans and how to use ‘will’, ‘be going to’, and the present continuous to be precise about your plans and ideas. By the end of the episode, you will have a clear understanding of when to use each of these important future phrases. 🔮 Plus Nick and Anabel provide clear examples and a mini quiz at the end! ✍️ ➡️ Click here to access the blog article and worksheet that accompany this episode⬅️ Now wat...

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Do you know which tends to use when talking about future plans in English? Do you know how to use will be going to am present continuous or stick around and everything will become clear? Plus we'll have a quick practice test towards the end. Welcome to the Copy Break English show. I'm Nick. And I am Anavil. How are you doing Nick?

0:28

I'm really good. How are you? I'm glad to be back and also very excited because you brought us a very interesting and useful topic. Yes, so today we're looking at the future forms when talking about plans in the future. Yes. So you mentioned Will, be going to, and also the present continues.

0:49

Yes, absolutely. I also learned that present tense is used for a future. Yes, we do use the present tense for the future. Today we're talking about future plans. Okay. So we won't look at the present simple. But we do use the present simple when we talk about time-table events.

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