In today’s live class, Teacher Robin will explain how to form the future with “will” and “going to”. You can participate by writing in the comments. Enjoy!
Will vs. Going to Comprehension
Grammar – Future Simple: Will vs. Going To 
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Future Simple
- We use the Simple Future to talk about predictions, promises, offers, and spontaneous decisions. We form the Simple Future with WILL plus the infinitive form of the verb. For example:
- – It will rain tomorrow. (Prediction)
- – I will be with you the whole day. (Promises)
- – I will help you with that. (Offer)
- – I will call you right back. (Spontaneous decission).
- The structure in the affirmative form is:
- Subject + will + verb + object
- We can also use the contracted form ‘LL. For example:
- – She’ll be home by 10 o’clock.
- – They’ll give us a hand for the move.
GOING TO describes intentions and predictions. To make a sentence with GOING TO, we place the SUBJECT, then TO BE, then GOING TO, then the PRESENT SIMPLE VERB. - “I’m going to visit my grandmother tomorrow.”
- “Karen is going to dance with her husband.”
- “Alec and Brandon are going to play tennis next week.”
- -We also use GOING TO to make predictions (talk about likely outcomes).
- “Be careful! You’re going to fall!”
- “Micah is going to pass the test, you’ll see.”
- “It’s going to rain again tomorrow.”
- -We can use a short form, GONNA, in informal speech.
- “It’s gonna snow on Thursday.”
- “I’m gonna be late for work again.”
Related Course Units
Related Course Units
Unit 47 – Future with Going To 
I’m going to study English every day
I will write a comment tomorrow
Shall we go to cinema tonight?
Shall go for a walk
Shall we talk in private
I am going to see my friends tomorrow
I am going to discuss this in the meeting
I am going offer him the best price
We will move to another house
We will open a shop near the town centre
We will call him when he is ready
Will you shut the door, it’s freezing in here
Will you come to the party
You will not see him again
You will not be home late
You will not follow the person
Thank you for the class.
I will visit Mexico the next year. You will not drive the car tomorrow If you drink alcohol. I’m going to cook a cake tonight. Shall we go to the doctor tomorrow?
question: for us it is still not totally clear when to use ‘will’ and when ´going to’.
For more information you can visit the Course Units at the bottom of the the lesson.