Will vs. Going to

Future plans: be going to vs. present continuous vs. present simple

Present continuous for future arrangements

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Be going to

The future with will & be going to

·                      Exercises online 1 

·                      Exercises online 2

Simple future: will and won't

Simple Future has two different forms in English: "will" and "be going to" Although these two forms refer to a specific time in the future, they often express two different meanings. 

Will future expresses a spontaneous decision, an assumption with regard to the future or an action in the future that cannot be influenced.

Form of will 

	positive	negative	question
No differences	I will speak.	I will not speak.	Will I speak?

Use of will 

§                          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.

Signal Words

§                          in a year, next …, tomorrow

§                         Supposition:  I think, probably, perhaps

Exercises 

§                          Positive sentences

§                          Negative sentences

§                          Questions in will Future 

§                          Mixed exercise

Tests

§                          Future I Simple will: Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3