English For SMK "Will Vs Be Going To"

Simple Future

“will + V1” vs “be going to + V1”

English For SMK kali ini akan mengulas tentang Simple Future Tense (bentuk waktu yang akan datang) adalah bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk menyatakan perbuatan yang akan terjadi/dilakukan di masa yang akan datang. 

Simple Future form: “Will + V1” dan “be going to + V1”

    will + V1

•         I will help you.

•         She will call me when I arrive.

be going to + V1

•         He is going to spend his vacation in London.

•         I’m going to be an actor when I grow up.

Perbedaan menggunakan Will + V1 dengan “be going to +V1” sebagai berikut:

A.  Will + V1

•          We use “will" to express a voluntary action

•          A: I’m really hungry.

•          B: I will make some sandwiches.

•          We use “will" to express a promise

•          I promise I will not tell him about the surprise party

•          We use “will” to express a spontaneous decision (the action is decided at the moment of speaking)

•          A: The phone is ringing.

•          B: I will answer.

B.  Be going to + V1

•          We use “will” to request help or offer help 

•          Will you please help me to do my homework?

•          We use “will” with words and expressions like probably, possibly, perhaps, I’m sure, I expect

•          I will probably get there by car.

•          We use “will” when the main verb is “be” even if we talk about the planned events

•          I will be in London tomorro

Catatan :
shall + not dapat disingkat menjadi shan't
will + not dapat disingkat menjadi won't

Contoh :
- We shall not go to Jakarta next week..
  (Kami tidak akan pergi ke Jakarta minggu depan.)
- She will not finish her homework  tomorrow.
  (Dia tidak akan menyelesaikan pekerjaan rumah besok.)

•          We use “be going to” to talk about prior plans, strong intentions, or fixed arrangements

•          I am going to buy a new car next year.

•          We use both “will” or “be going to” to predict future events.

•          The weather tomorrow will be sunny.

•          You are going to be a famous artist.

Note: we use “be going to” (not “will”) to make predictions about events when there is a concrete evidence.

•          Look at those dark clouds in the sky. It is going to rain soon.

Catatan :

Penambahan kata “not” diletakan setelah “to be”

To be yang di gunakan tergantung pada subject nya

Contoh :
- She is  not going to buy a doll next week.
  (Dia tidak akan membeli sebuah boneka minggu depan.)
- We are not going to finish homework this morning.
  (Kami tidak akan menyelesaikan pekerjaan rumah pagi ini.)

Keterangan waktu yang sering digunakan dalam Simple Future Tense adalah :

1	the day after tomorrow	lusa
2	tonight	nanti malam
3	this morning	pagi ini
4	this afternoon	sore ini
5	this weekend	akhir pekan ini
6	tomorrow	besok
7	tomorrow morning	besok pagi
8	next week	minggu depan
9	three days later	tiga hari lagi
10	immediately	segera

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