difference between will and going to

1. BE GOING TO
AND
WILL FUTURE

2. WILL
1. Quick decisions
2. Predictions
3. Make an offer, promise, request or threat
STRUCTURE
AFF: S + WILL + VERB (INFINITIVE) + C
NEG: S + WILL + NOT (WON´T) + VERB (INF.) + C
QUESTIONS: WILL + S+ VERB (INFINITIVE) + C ?

3. WILL
I left the door open. I will close it
right now.
(In the restaurant)
W :What would you like to drink?
I will have a cup of coffee, please.
Did you call Sue?
No, I forgot it.
I will call her tonight
Decisions at
the time of
speaking

4. Don’t worry. I will help you with
your homework.
I will love you forever.
Offers
Promises

5. You will have 3 children.
Predictions

6. GOING TO
1. Plans or decisions
STRUCTURE
AFF: S + BE + GOING TO + VERB (INFINITIVE) +
C
NEG: S + BE + NOT + GOING TO + VERB (INF.) + C
QUESTIONS: BE + S + GOING TO + VERB (INF.) +
C ?

7. Today, I am going to drive my new
motorcycle, then I am going to phone my
best friend and finally I am going to read
my favorite book.
Plans or Decisions

8. Look at those black clouds!
It’s going to rain.
She is pregnant.
She is going to have a baby.
PREDICTIONS WITH
PRESENT EVIDENCE
Something is going to happen

10. EXERCISE 1
• 1. Oh look! It_______________________snow soon.
• 2. Next summer I________________________travel to
Los Santos. 3. I think our team
__________________win the game.
• 4. I am bored. I _____________________ probably
listen to music on Spotify.
• 5. My mother _________________________ create a
new Gmail account because she receives lots of
spams.
• 6. I am hungry. I ___________________ call
Appetito24.

11. EXERCISE 2.
• Put the verbs into the correct form (future I).
Use going to.
• It (rain) .
• They (eat) pizza.
• I (wear) blue shoes tonight.
• We (not / help) you.
• Jack (not / walk) home.
• You(cook ) dinner?
• Sue (share / not) her biscuits.
• They (leave) the house?
• Is (take part) in the contest?
• I (not / spend) my holiday abroad this year.