FUTURE SIMPLE

The Future Simple has two different forms in English: will and be going to.
Although the two forms can sometimes be used interchangeably, they often
express two very different meanings. These different meanings might seem too
abstract at first, but with time and practice, the differences will become clear.
Both tenses refer to a specific time in the future.

It is also relevant to know that will is considered a modal verb and these verbs
are different from normal verbs. They behave differently grammatically
speaking and they give additional information about the function of the main
verb that follows them:

1: They don't use an 's' for the third person singular.

2: They make questions by inversion ('she will go' becomes 'will she go?').
3: They are followed directly by the infinitive of another verb (without 'to').

Some example sentences in the Future Simple:

We are going to make all the arrangements for the party this weekend.

She will accompany you to the meeting tomorrow.

This series is going to get a lot of praise from the public.

There will be strong winds tomorrow in the south of the country.

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WILL
Uses  To express a voluntary action or to refuse

to voluntarily do something

I will send you the information when I

get it.

I won’t do your homework for you.

 To express a promise

I will call you when I arrive.

I won’t tell anyone your secret.

 To express a prediction about the future

The year 2020 will be a very

interesting year.

The next Marvel movie will win several

Academy Awards.
Adverb placement Many adverbs could be used for the future

simple tenses. It is important to know that they

are always placed after the auxiliary verb and

before the main verb:

I will always listen to you.

Structure will + base verb
Affirmative sentences I will help you later.
Negative sentences You will not mistreat our dog.
Interrogative sentences Will she cook dinner for all of us?

BE GOING TO
Uses  To express a plan or something that

someone intends to do in the future

He is going to spend his holiday in

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 Prague.

 To express a prediction about the future

The year 2020 is going to be a very

interesting year.

The next Marvel movie is going to win

several Academy Awards.

Adverb placement Many adverbs could be used for the future

simple tenses. It is important to know that they

are always placed after the auxiliary verb and

before the main verb:

I am never going to sing again.

Structure be + going to + base verb
Affirmative sentences I am going to meet my cousin today.
Negative sentences You are not going to see Casey tonight.
Interrogative sentences Is he going to buy a new house next week?