Will or going to

1. WILL OR GOING TO

2. Diapositiva 2

WILL
• Use of will Future
• 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.

3. Diapositiva 3

Signal Words
• in a year, next …, tomorrow
• Vermutung: I think, probably, perhaps

4. Form of will Future

Positive
I will speak English
Negative
I will not/won’ talk to her
Question
Will you go to the party?
SHORT
ASWER
Yes, I will
No, I won’t

5. BE GOING TO

• Use of going to Future
• an action in the near future that has already
been planned or prepared example: I am
going to study harder next year.
• a conclusion regarding the immediate future
example: The sky is absolutely dark. It is going
to rain.

6. Diapositiva 6

Signal Words
• in one year, next week, tomorrow

7. FORM OF BE GOING TO

positive
negative
question
I
I am going to
speak.
I am not going to
speak.
Am I going to
speak?
you / we / they
You are going to
speak.
You are not going Are you going to
to speak.
speak?
he / she / it
He is going to
speak.
He is not going to Is he going to
speak.
speak?