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It is going to be OR it will be a great year…

I live in France.  I am learning French.  Now I am studying le futur simple and le futur proche.  What a great grammar point to learn at the beginning of the New Year!

Thanks to Anita Kwiatkowska a.k.a l_missbossy I created a WORDLE to show what I am going to do in 2010!
Wordle: 2010 year of zen

Or will I do them?

To be going to OR will do???  Which future simple form to use?!

For my wordle it is I am going to because it is A Plan for my future actions

Other things we are going to do are:

  • Prediction

Example

You are going to meet a tall dark stranger and you are going to fall in love.

You are not (aren’t) going to meet a tall dark stranger and you are not (aren’t) going to fall in love.

The things we will do are:

  • Voluntary Action

Example

I will write a blog post for you next month.

I will not (won’t) write a blog post for you next month.

  • Prediction

Example

You will meet a tall dark stranger and you will fall in love.

You will not (won’t) meet a tall dark stranger and you will not (won’t) fall in love.

Example

  • Promise

They will clean their rooms every Saturday.

They will not (won’t) tell anybody about the surprise dinner party.

What are you going to do in 2010??