This document discusses the differences between using "will" and "going to" when referring to the future. It notes that "will" can be used for decisions made in the moment or for future facts believed to be true based on evidence, while "going to" refers to planned future events. It then provides examples of sentences using either "will" or "going to" based on whether they indicate a decision made in the moment, a planned event, or a believed future fact. The document concludes with contact information for questions.

1. Lunch & Learn
Going to or will?

2. Read the following 2
sentences.
 what’s the same?
 What’s different?
Question

3.  There’s someone at the door. I’ll get that!
(“I’ll” is a contraction for “I will”)
 We are going to go to Banff next summer.
What’s the same?

4. What’s the same?
What’s different?
 There’s someone at the door. I’ll get that!
 We are going to go to Banff next summer.

5. Both sentences refer to a future
event.
What’s the same?

6.  Will can be used for decisions
made in the moment.
 Going to can be used for
planned events in the future.
What’s different?

7.  Will can also be used when
referring to future facts or
things we believe to be true
about the future (based on
evidence)
Another thing!

8.  Subject + to be + going to +
base form
Formation (going to)
She is going to have a
baby soon!

9.  Subject + will + base form
Formation (will)
The doctor will see you
now.

10. Ready for a quiz?
Read the following sentences.
Should we use will or going to?

11. Will or going to ?
1. Look at the clouds! I think it
__________ rain a little later.

12. Will or going to ?
1. Look at the clouds! I think it
will rain a little later.
Something you believe to be true
based on evidence.

13. Will or going to ?
2. Marta is exercising regularly and
eating right. I think she ________
lose some weight this summer.

14. Will or going to ?
2. Marta is exercising regularly and
eating right. I think she will lose
some weight this summer.
Something you believe to be true
based on evidence.

15. Will or going to ?
3. There ______ be a
federal election in the fall.

16. Will or to be going to ?
3. There is going to be a
federal election in the fall.
Planned future event

17. 4.
Jon: What are your plans for tomorrow?
Yini: I don’t know. Maybe I ________ go to a
baseball game.
Will or to be going to ?

18. 4.
Jon: What are your plans for tomorrow?
Yini: I don’t know. Maybe I will go to a baseball game.
Will or to be going to ?
Plan made in the moment

19. 5. Look at all that work you have to do! I
don’t think you ________ be able to go to
the game tonight.
Will or to be going to ?

20. 5. Look at all that work you have to
do! I don’t think you will be able to
go to the game tonight.
Will or to be going to ?
Something you believe to be true
based on evidence.

21. 6.What ___(you)____ do
about this problem?
Will or to be going to ?

22. 6. What are you going to do
about this problem?
Will or to be going to ?
Planned future event

23. 7. You are studying very hard! I
think you __________ do well on the
exam!
Will or to be going to ?

24. 7. You are studying very hard! I
think you will do well on the exam!
Will or to be going to ?
Something you believe to be true
based on evidence.

25. 8. We _______ plan a party for
your mother next month.
Will or to be going to ?

26. 8. We are going to plan a party for
your mother next month.
Will or to be going to ?
Planned future event

27. 9. That looks heavy for you; I
__________ help you!
Will or to be going to ?

28. 9.That looks heavy for you; I will
help you!
Will or to be going to ?
Plan made in the moment

29. 10. When do you think we _______
take another vacation?
Will or to be going to ?

30. 10. When do you think we are
going to take another vacation?
Will or to be going to ?
Planned future event

31. 11. We ________ sell our house
sometime next year.
Will or to be going to ?

32. 11. We are going to sell our
house sometime next year.
Will or to be going to ?
Planned future event

33. 12. If you keep gambling, you
____________ lose all your money!
Will or to be going to ?

34. 12. If you keep gambling, you
will lose all your money!
Will or to be going to ?
Something you believe to be true
based on evidence.

35. Questions?
Iryna
@ yshuplyetsova@myenglishonline.ca
englishonlinemb10
Blaine
@ broberts@myenglishonline.ca
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