Different Ways to Talk About the Future

There are several ways to talk about the future, including using will and be going to. Will and be going to are often used to make predictions, but there are some differences. Will is used to talk about decisions made at the time of speaking, while be going to indicates an intention or plan that was already known. Other ways to talk about the future include using the present continuous tense for arrangements, using the present simple tense for timetables, and using the be about to followed by a base verb form for things in the very near future. Additionally, certain verbs like plan, aim, intend, arrange, and decide can be used followed by the base form of a verb to talk about future events.