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Future Tense: Will vs. Be Going To

Will is used to express spontaneous decisions about future actions, promises, offers to help, or requests for actions. We use will for intentions just decided in the moment. Be going to expresses pre-existing plans and intentions, predictions based on evidence, or statements of intention regarding something already decided. It indicates a future plan that has already been determined. Both will and be going to are used to talk about future events, but will is for spontaneous decisions while be going to is for pre-existing plans and predictions.

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Future Tense: Will vs. Be Going To

Will is used to express spontaneous decisions about future actions, promises, offers to help, or requests for actions. We use will for intentions just decided in the moment. Be going to expresses pre-existing plans and intentions, predictions based on evidence, or statements of intention regarding something already decided. It indicates a future plan that has already been determined. Both will and be going to are used to talk about future events, but will is for spontaneous decisions while be going to is for pre-existing plans and predictions.

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FUTURE

Will vs Be going to
Will for future
We use I'll(=I will) when we've We often use I think I'll ... and I
just decided to do something. don't think I'll ...:
When we say I'll, we announce
our decision:
 Oh, I've left the door open. I'll go and  I feel a bit hungry. I think I'll have
shut it. something to eat.
 'What would you like to drink?' 'I'll have  I don't think I'll go out tonight. I am too
an orange juice, please.' tired.

'Did you phone Lucy?' 'Oh
no, I
forgot. I'll phone her now.'
We often use will in these situations:

 Offering to do something.  Promising to do something.


'That back looks heavy. I'll help you with it. 'Thanks for lending the money. I'll pay you
back on Friday.
• Agreeing to do something
'I won't tell anyone what happened. I
A: Can you give Tim this book.
promise.
B: Sure, I'll give it to him when I see him this • Asking somebody to do something (will
afternoon.
you...?)
'Will you please turn the music down? I'm
trying to concentrate.'
Be going to for future
We use be going to for future
plans that we have already You can also say that 'something
decided to do, it expresses is going to happen in the future', a
intention. future prediction based on an
evidence.
 'Are you going to eat anything?' 'No, I'm  The man isn't looking where he is going.
not hungry.' He is going to walk into the wall.
 A:I hear Sarah has won some money.  Look at those back clouds! it's going to
What is she going to do with it? rain.
B: She's going to buy a new car.  I feel terrible. I think I am going to be
• I'm just going to make a quick phone call. sick.
Can you wait for me?
• This cheese smells horrible. I'm not
going to eat it.

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