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7-Will Vs Be Going To - Future
7-Will Vs Be Going To - Future
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Grammar » A2 Grammar lessons and exercises » will vs be going to – future
Predictions
Use will to talk about something that you think will happen.
Use be going to to talk about something that you see is going to happen (there is present evidence).
Sometimes there’s little difference between will and be going to for predictions. Compare:
• The conference starts in 10 minutes. We are going to be late. (=I can see that we cannot be at the conference in 10 minutes)
• We need to hurry up. We’ll be late for the conference. (=I think we will be late)
Decisions
Use will for decisions that you take at the moment of speaking (instant decisions).
Use be going to for decisions that you have already taken at the moment of speaking (intentions or plans).
• ‘Sarah said she needs to talk to you.’ ‘Oh, I didn’t know. I’ll call her in a minute.’ (=I took the decision while having this conversation.)
• ‘Sarah said she needs to talk to you.’ ‘Yes, I know. I’m going to call her in a minute.‘ (=I took the decision before having this conversation.)
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