WILL

OR
GOING TO
WILL
• Use of will Future
• a spontaneous decision example:
• Wait, I will help you.
• an opinion, hope, uncertainty or assumption regarding the
future example:
• He will probably come back tomorrow.
• a promise example: I will not watch TV tonight.
• an action in the future that cannot be influenced example: It
will rain tomorrow.
• conditional clauses type I example: If I arrive late, I will call
you.
• express predictions for the future
Tomorrow it will be rainy.
In the next five years I will earn a lot.
on-the-spot decisions
I am thirsty. I’ll make a cup of tea.
offers
I will help you with your homework.
promises
I will always love you
 Always use WILL with…
I promise…
I swear…
I am sure…
She will probably…
Perhaps he will…
We hope they will…
I think/ I don’t think…
 Form of will Future

Positive I will speak English

Negative I will not/won’ talk to her
Question Will you go to the party?

SHORT Yes, I will

ASWER No, I won’t
 BE GOING TO
• Use of going to Future
• an action in the near future that has already
been planned or prepared example: I am
going to study harder next year.
• a conclusion regarding the immediate future
example: The sky is absolutely dark. It is going
to rain.
 BE + GOING TO
For future events, I have already made a decision
I am going to visit my parents this month.
She is going to buy a new phone.
We are going to travel to Italy next year.
BUT!
We are going to a concert (NOT going to go to a
concert)
They are coming home next Monday (NOT are going
to come home)
• Evident future events:

Look at those clouds! It is going to rain.

That tree is going to fall.

The dog is going to eat the mouse.

Rita is going to have a baby.

 FORM OF BE GOING TO
  positive negative question

I I am going to I am not going to Am I going to

speak. speak. speak?
you / we / they You are going to You are not going Are you going to
speak. to speak. speak?
he / she / it He is going to He is not going to Is he going to
speak. speak. speak?
 Present Continuous
FIXED EVENTS IN THE FUTURE:
We are going to the airport tomorrow.
Mike and his girlfriend are getting married next
weekend.
I am seeing my dentist on Monday.
His friends are watching a great play at the
theatre tonight.
What are you doing next week?