WILL or GOING TO?

WILL

To refer to the future in English we use:

• Future Simple: 'will' plus the bare infinitive, for example "I will go."
  Future Continuous: 'will' + 'be' + the -ing form of the verb, for example: "I will be going."

Future Simple
AFFIRMATIVE	NEGATIVE		INTERROGATIVE
Long Form	Contracted Form
I will go	I will not go	I won't go	Will I go?
You will go	You will go	You won't go	Will you go?
He/she/it will go	He/she/it will go	He/she/it won't go	Will he/she/it go?
We will go	We will go	We won't go	Will we go?
You will go	You will go	You won't go	Will you go?
They will go	They will go	They won't go	Will they go?

Future Continuous
Affirmative	Negative		Interrogative
Long Form	Contracted Form
I will be going	I will not be going	I won't be going	Will I be going?
You will be going	You will not be going	You won't be going	Will you be going?
He/she/it will be going	He/she/it will not be going	He/she/it won't be going	Will he/she/it be going?
We will be going	We will not be going	We won't be going	Will we be going?
You will be going	You will not be going	You won't be going	Will you be going?
They will be going	They will not be going	They won't be going	Will they be going?

• The future simple is used :
  
   - for predictions : what you think will happen or what is certain to happen.
  
  
  • You are going on a long flight. You can say :
    "I will be tired after my long journey."
    
    
  • You have found a new job. You can say:
    "I'll be nervous the first day!"
    
    
   - for spontaneous decisions or offers (a decision made at the time of speaking).
  
  
  • While you're having dinner with your family the phone rings : You can say :
    "I'll answer it!"
    
    
  • You want to help someone who has a lot to carry. You can say:
    "I'll carry one of your bags for you."
• The future continuous is used to refer to a continuous action at a future time.
  
  
  • You are going on a long flight. You can say :
    "In two hours' time I will be having lunch on the plane."
    "I will be flying over London."
    "I will be watching a film."

BE GOING TO :
The structure be going to is mainly used to talk about plans and intentions, or to make predictions based on present evidence. It is most commonly used in conversational English.
In very informal spoken English, going to is sometimes shortened to gonna.

subject	be	going	full infinitive
I	am	going	to paint	the door.
You	are	going	to love	this book.
Jack	is	going	to buy	a new computer.
It	is	going	to rain	very soon.
We	are	going	to visit	a museum.
They	are	going	to accept	our invitation.

1. That's the phone ringing. Don't move. I _______ answer it!

   1. will

   2. am going to

2. The sky is very dark. It ______ rain.

   1. will

   2. is going to

3. Please come with us. Emily _______ be delighted to see you!

   1. will

   2. is going to

4. You don't need to notes . A summary _______ be given to you.

   1. will

   2. is going to

5. Dad has made a decision. He _______ take up golf this year.

   1. will

   2. is going to

6. This time tomorrow Tom _______ be on his way to the ceremony in Stockholm.

   1. will

   2. is going to

7. Eva has decided not to come with us. She _______ go out with Alex instead.

   1. will

   2. is going to

8. Call us from the station and my husband _______ pick you up.

   1. will

   2. is going to

9. Jack doesn't want to go to the match. He says he _______ paint the living-room.

   1. will

   2. is going to

10. If we leave the house in a mess my mother ________ be furious!

    1. will

    2. is going to

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