1. The diffirence from "I do", "I am doing", "I am going to do" and "I was going to do"
I will | I do | I am doing | I am going to do | I was going to do |
Talk about the future | Talk about the future | Talk about the future | Talk about the future | Talk about a intention in the past but you didn't do it or something didn't happen. (Past) |
- describe things that happen in the future - recent decisions, promises - predicting the future (can use will or going to to predicting but use will, it is less certain than going to) - when you offer to do something (I will help You), agree to do something (I will do it) , promise to do something (I will take care of you) , ask to do something (will you give it back to me) | schedule or tabletime | planed events (decided and arrange for a plan) | - Planed events and intentions (decided a plan but not arrange) - Predict something happen | |
- what are you going to buy in Christmast Market? Now, I don't know I will know when I get there. | The shop opens 8am everyday | I am visitting you at 10 am tomorow (I have intent to visit you and arrange a paln) | - I am going to visit you next week (I have intent to visit you but I don't arrange when or how I will visit) - I feel tired. I am going to get sick. (there is a clue "feel tired" to predict I will be sick) | I was going to buy a new sweater but I was busy so I couldn't go to any shop, yesterday (I had intent to buy a new sweater but I didn't do it) |
Often used with: probably, expect, I am sure, I think, I don't think, I guess, supposed, doubt, wonder ... |
Examples:
A plan to travel Bright Night
I am going to Bright night at Stanle Park this Saturday (this is a plan and it is arranged). Let me tell you about the plan. I told my friends and there is a friend who is able to go with me. She is going to go with her kids (She has intent to go with her kids and make plan but doesn't arrange). I forgot to ask her how many kids she has. I have to contact her again to plan when we are going to buy the tickets (Plan and not arrange). We are taking the skytrain and meeting at Canada Place (plan and arrange). After metting, we are catching bus number 019 to reach Stanley Park (plan and arrange). The even runs from Nov.28 to Dec.29 (this is a schedue). It opens from 3.00 pm to 10.00 pm everyday (this is a schedue) so we are going there at 4pm and leaving at 8pm (plan and arrange). Because, it is not good for the kids to be outsite too late.
I love chocolate and kids love it too so we are going to buy chocolate (plan and arrange how and when we will buy chocolate). I like eating ice scream especailly in cold weather. If you have never aten ice scream in cold weather, try it, you will like the frezing felling inside and outside. However, don't try it when you are alone. If not, after that you will feel silly. Try it beside your lover. We are not going to buy ice scream on that day. Because, ice scream will make the kids cold. It is not good for their health. We are riding the train and seing the bright night at 6.00 pm (plan and arrange). We are going to take (plan, not arrange) alots of pictures to memory the lovely moments. Now, we are excited and waiting for this Saturday.
2. Difference beetween "go" and "come"
Ex1: You stay home and you say good buy someone, you said "I go to work and come home soon"
Ex2: You are waiting a bus. You said: "Bus is comming here". " Bus go to Toronto from here at 6.00"
3. Difference beetween "so" and "too"
too: negative
so: positive
Ex: " It is so (= very) easy to cook rice by rice cooker" (positive attitude).
"it is too easy i don't want to practice it I want higher level" (negative attitude). 6