Future: be going to and will

In a Nutshell

Em inglês, podes utilizar o futuro com a ajuda de dois tempos verbais: o futuro com will + verbo e o futuro com going to. Por vezes, também podes ver o futuro conjugado com os tempos verbais present simple e present continuous. Neste resumo, vais aprender a formar o futuro com will e going to.

Future with will + verb

(Futuro com will + verbo)

Info 1: Construction

Esta forma do futuro forma-se com o will e o verbo principal no infinitivo sem o «to».

TO SEE	TO BE	TO GO	TO HAVE
I will see	I will be	I will go	I will have
You will see	You will be	You will go	You will have
He / She / It will see	He / She / It will be	He / She / It will go	He / She / It will have
We will see	We will be	We will go	We will have
You will see	You will be	You will go	You will have
They will see	They will be	They will go	They will have

Nota: Na oralidade, abrevia-se «will» para «'ll» em todas as pessoas, exceto na 3ª pessoa do singular «it», não fica «it'll».

TO SEE	TO BE	TO GO	TO HAVE
I'll see	I'll be	I'll go	I'll have
You'll see	You'll be	You'll go	You'll have
He'll see / She'll see / It will see	He'll be / She'll be / It will be	He'll go / She'll go / It will go	He'll have / She'll have / It will have
We'll see	We'll be	We'll go	We'll have
You'll see	You'll be	You'll go	You'll have
They'll see	They'll be	They'll go	They'll have

Info 2: How to use will + verb

(Utilização)

O futuro com «will» é formal por isso utiliza-se maioritariamente na escrita. Vê agora as situações onde ele pode ser utilizado:

	Exemplos
Suposições sobre o futuro	*I'll probably spend* a year in Berlin.
Decisões rápidas e diretas	*I'll answer* the phone, you don't have to get up.
Promessas e compromissos	*I'll come* to your party, thank you for inviting me.
Ofertas ou propostas	*I'll help* you clean the kitchen.
Feitos e eventos futuros	*I'll go* to bed early tonight.

Future with be going to

(Futuro com be going to)

Info 1: Construction

Esta forma do futuro forma-se com o verbo to be no presente + going to e o verbo principal no infinitivo.

AFIRMATIVa	NEGATIVa	INTERROGATIVa	SHORT ANSWERS
I am going to drink.	I am not going to drink.	Am I going to drink?	Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.
You are going to drink.	You are not going to drink.	Are you going to drink?	Yes, you are. / No, you're not.
He / She / It is going to drink.	He / She / It is not going to drink.	Is he / she / it going to drink?	Yes, he / she / it is. / No, he's / she's / it's not.
We are going to drink.	We are not going to drink.	Are we going to drink?	Yes, we are. / No, we're not.
You are going to drink.	You are not going to drink.	Are you going to drink?	Yes, you are. / No, you're not.
They are going to drink.	They are not going to drink.	Are they going to drink?	Yes, they are. / No, they're not.

Nota: Na oralidade, utiliza-se frequentemente a forma contraída: I am going = I'm going/ You are going = You're going.

Info 2: How to use be going to

(Utilização)

Utilizamos o «be going to» seguido de algumas expressões temporais importantes como: on (Sundays), tomorrow, next (week) e at the weekend. Vê agora alguns exemplos de situações onde ele pode ser utilizado:

	EXEMPLOS
Planos para o futuro e decisões tomadas	What *are you going to do* on Friday? *I'm going to see* a film.
Previsões ou quando achamos que algo vai acontecer	Don't hit the computer. *You're going to break* it. There's a big party tonight. *It's going to be* fun!