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    1. Will is used to make predictions without evidence, promises, offers, and on-the-spot decisions. Be going to is used to talk about plans and intentions that are based on present circumstances or evidence. 2. If asked about plans for the evening and you have already made plans, use be going to since it refers to a plan made earlier. If no plans were made yet, either will or be going to can be used. 3. The grammatical forms of will and be going to are: for will it is subject + will + infinitive verb, and for be going to it is subject + be + going to + infinitive verb.

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    1. Will is used to make predictions without evidence, promises, offers, and on-the-spot decisions. Be going to is used to talk about plans and intentions that are based on present circumstances or evidence. 2. If asked about plans for the evening and you have already made plans, use be going to since it refers to a plan made earlier. If no plans were made yet, either will or be going to can be used. 3. The grammatical forms of will and be going to are: for will it is subject + will + infinitive verb, and for be going to it is subject + be + going to + infinitive verb.

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    Future Time Expression: An Introduction and Explanation

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    1. Will is used to make predictions without evidence, promises, offers, and on-the-spot decisions. Be going to is used to talk about plans and intentions that are based on present circumstances or evidence. 2. If asked about plans for the evening and you have already made plans, use be going to since it refers to a plan made earlier. If no plans were made yet, either will or be going to can be used. 3. The grammatical forms of will and be going to are: for will it is subject + will + infinitive verb, and for be going to it is subject + be + going to + infinitive verb.

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    Future Time Expression

    An Introduction and Explanation


    Future
    Will Vs Be Going To
    Use Will for Use going to for
    1. Prediction 1. Future plans (rencana kedepan)
    There will be no diseases in the future. I’m going to wash the car today.
    2. Promises 2. Intentions (niatan)
    I won’t tell anyone. You can trust me.
    We’re going to eat outside this afternoon.
    3. On-the-spot decisions
    ‘I’m thirsty.’ ‘I will buy you a Coke.’ 3. Predictions based on present evidence
    (prediksi berdasarkan bukti sekarang)
    4. Offer Look at that boy. He’s going to fall off the
    Shall I open the window?
    ladder soon.
    The Comparison
    If someone asks: "Are you busy this If someone asks: "Are you busy this
    evening?“ evening?“

    If I respond: "Yes, I'm going to the If I haven't made plans, then you can
    movies." I use going to because it is say either: "I will probably watch
    a plan I made earlier (before I was TV."
    asked the question). - In this case we
    cannot use Will.
    The Form

    GOING TO
    WILL S + AUX (BE) + GOING TO
    S + WILL + INFINITIVE (v1) +INFINITIVE (v1)

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