Guide to test-Draft 1

"WILL"

DEFINITION OR DESCRIPTION

The Simple future time is used precisely to discuss actions to be carried out in the future.

FUNCTION

Its main function is to express a promise, a prediction, or anything you want to do in the future.

The future with "will" is used to discuss decisions that are taken as he speaks.

SPECIALFEATURE

In English there are no verbs in the future, but will add that, in future become the verb that follows it: I will come to see you tonight.Will"

EXAMPLES

Will I work? - ¿Trabajaré?

Will she study?  Estudiará (ella)?

Will it work? ¿Funcionará? (Ello)

I won't work . Yo no trabajaré.

 She won't study . Ella no estudiará.

It won't work. (Ello) No funcionará.

REFERENCES

http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/main-verbs/will.php

http://www.gcfaprendelibre.org/ingles/curso/ingles_avanzado/oraciones_en_futuro_en_ingles/2.do

"PRESENT PROGRESIVE"

DEFINITION OR DESCRIPTION

The present progressive is formed by combining the verb "to be" with the present participle. (The present participle is merely the "-ing" form of a verb.)

Present progressive to say something like "We are going to Spain this summer." Use present progressive only for actions that are "in progress."

Progressive times ("progressive tenses" or "continuous tenses") express the "progress" or development of an action in a given time..

FUNCTION

Its function is to use temporary actions that are happening now or in the present, where the action of which should be large enough to be able to comment, you must also have a beginning and an end.

SPECIAL FEATURE

Normally, simply "ing" is added to the verb to form the main verb (called "present participle" by some and so "-ing" by others). Dual consonant In single syllable verbs ending in a vowel and a consonant, "sit" = "sitting". In verbs ending in a vowel, a consonant and "e", you remove the "e" and replaced with "ing", "write" = "writing", "rate" = "rating", "like" = "liking".
In order to form the present progressive, you must know how to conjugate the verb to be, and how to form the present participle. You already know how to conjugate the verb be:

EXAMPLES

Estoy hablando.
I am speaking.

Juan está comiendo.
John is eating.

María está escribiendo una carta.
Mary is writing a letter.

REFERENCES

http://blogpara-aprenderingles.blogspot.mx/2012/08/repasando-el-presente-progresivo-en.html

http://abcingles.net/presente_progresivo.php

http://www.madridteacher.com/Grammar/presente-continuo.htm

 

"BE GOING TO"

DEFINITION OR DESCRIPTION

The Future Tense with "going to" is most commonly used in spoken language when you want to reference the immediate future, that is, something is about to happen.

FUNCTION

Its function is to make the nearest future actions and planned.
It is used to mean general predictions.
To express the intention to perform some action in the future is already decided.
To predict future events based on a present evidence.

SPECIAL FEATURE

It is used to talk about future plans or that you intend to do something.

We also use this time to talk about the immediate future; something is about to happen. could say in this example we discuss predictions based on the obvious.

EXAMPLES

I'm going to visit a friend near Bogota.
Visitaré (Tengo intenciones de visitar) a un amigo cerca de Bogotá.

Look at those clouds. It's going to rain.
Mira esas nubes. Lloverá. (Va a llover.)

She is going to pay with a credit card

 Ella va a pagar con una tarjeta de crédito (algo que está por ocurrir).

I am going to drop off my prescription over there

Voy a dejar mi prescripción médica allá.

I’m going to learn English

 voy a aprender inglés.

I am going to leave for Asia next month.
Voy a partir a Asia el mes que viene.

We are going to watch a movie on TV tonight.
Vamos a ver una película en la televisión a la noche.

The company is going to raise its prices next summer.
La compañía va a subir los precios el próximo mes.

REFERENCES

http://www.gcfaprendelibre.org/ingles/curso/ingles_avanzado/oraciones_en_futuro_en_ingles/2.do

http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/active-voice/future-going-to.php

http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omgrammar/goingto.htm