Talking about:

Going to, Will, and Present

Progressive
Difference between 'Will' and 'Going to' :

• Will is used when referring to the

future with certainty and for recent, rapid
decisions.

• Going to is used to refer to events that

have been previously planned.
 Be Go i ng t o
u t w h a t w ill ha ppe n or
Used to talk ab o
c o uld h a pp en

Will
r e ss fut u r i t y,
used to exp
e , c h o i c e , w il l i n g n e s s ,
u s e d t o e xp r e ss d e s i r
e c o ns t r u c t i o n r e f us a l .
co n s e n t , o r i n n e ga t i v
Present Progressive tense

• The present progressive tense is the verb

form of the present tense that expresses
actions happening now, actions that are in
progress, or actions that will occur in the
near future.
 Formula
Will
Positive
S + Will + Verb 1

Negative
S + Will + Not + Verb 1

Interrogative
Will + S + Verb 1 + ?
 Formula
Going to
Positive
S + To Be (is, am, are) + Going To + Verb 1

Negative
S + To Be (is, am, are) + Not + Going To + Verb 1

Interrogative
To Be (is, am, are) + S + Going To + Verb 1 + ?
 Formula
Present Progressive
Positive
S + to be + Verb 1 + -ing

Negative
S + to be + Not + Verb 1 + -ing

Interrogative
To be + S + Verb 1 + -ing + ?
 Example
• I'm going to start □ My brother probably
making my own won't eat this because it
lunches. looks strange.

○ Are you going to try ● What's the cafetaria

this food? serving for lunch
tomorrow??
■ I think we will buy • I'm speaking to the
more ugly food in the director about our
future. school's food waste at
3:00.
 Exercise
• I ... (talk) on the phone at this moment.
• They ... (are/not/come) to the party.
• Mary ... to a new school next term.
• Have you got any plans for tomorrow?
- Yes, I ... visit my grandparents.
• We're thirsty.
- Wait here. I ... get you some water.
Conclusion
• Use present progressive and going to
when future plans are made before the
moment of speaking.
• Use will when future plans are made at
the moment of speaking.
• Finally, use will and going to to make
future predictions.,
Thank You
Hope you guys understand :)