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I'll bet - in reply to a statement to show that you agree with it or that you expected it to be true, usually when you are annoyed or amused by it. [informal, spoken, feelings]. Synonyms: I agree(d). For example, We are out of power, I'll bet Frank's forgotten to pay the bill.

Stupid - In this case it is foolish, not important, dull, senseless. For example, I forgot to pay that stupid bill! That's why we're out of power. 

Simple Future - WILL

Use of will Future

• a spontaneous decision
  Wait, I will help you.
• an opinion, hope, uncertainty or assumption regarding the future
  He will probably come back tomorrow.
• a promise
  I will stop eating fast food!
  
  
  
  
  

Immediate Future - TO BE GOING TO

USE

• an action in the near future that has already been planned or prepared
  example: I am going to apply for a new job. I'm not happy where I am right now.
• a conclusion regarding the immediate future based on present evidence
  example: The sky is absolutely blue! It is going to be a lovely day.

Signal Words

• in, tomorrow, next

 GONNA instead of GOING TO

People may use to be gonna instead of to be going to, usually in an informal speech. Read the sentences below extracted from Jamie Cullum's song - Next Year Baby

example:           Gonna read more books = I am going to read more books.

                               Gonna keep up with the news = I am going to keep up with the news                               Gonna learn how to cook = I am going to learn how to cook

   Listen to the Song !  

Next yearThings are gonna changeGonna drink less beerAnd start all over again

Gonna read more booksGonna keep up with the newsGonna learn how to cookAnd spend less money on shoes

Gonna pay my bills on timeFile my mail away, everydayOnly drink the finest wineAnd call my gran every Sunday

Well resolutionsWell baby they come and goWill I do any of these things?The answer's probably no

But if there's one thing, I must doDespite my greatest fearsI'm gonna say to youHow I've felt all of these years

Next yearNext year

I'm gonna tell you how I feelI'm gonna tell you how I feel

Well, resolutionsBaby they come and goWill I do any of these things?The answer's probably no

But if there's one thing, I must doDespite my greatest fearsI'm gonna say to youHow I've felt all of these years

 

• The PRESENT CONTINUOUS is used as a FUTURE TENSE when it was planned before or a stablished time|/ an agenda
• When we use the present continuous as a future tense, we also use adverbs of time such as:  next week, on Friday, at seven o’clock.

1. Tomorrow morning We are meeting the board . I’ve booked room 01 for us.
2. I’ve got a busy week. Tomorrow I‘m going to Rio and on Friday I‘m coming back to São Paulo.

The Simple Present can be used to talk about  s FUTURE events -  schedules or timetables.

These events are usually scheduled by someone else and they are usually public events.

The train to Perth leaves at 11:30 a.m.

What time does the movie begin tonight?

What time do you finish work tomorrow?

When do you leave for NYC?

Final exams start next week.

The conference call begins at 6:30 p.m.

The plane departs at 8 p.m.

Only the verbs below can be used in the simple present to talk about a future scheduled event:

• Arrive         Be              Begin/Start  
• Close          Depart       End  
• Finish         Leave        Open