FUTURE TENSES
Future simple -WILL
WILL
WILL ? ?
WILL A decision at the moment of speaking: Julie: There's no milk. John: Really? In that case, I'll go and get some. A prediction based on opinion: I think the Conservatives will win the next election A future fact: The sun will rise at 7am For promises / requests / refusals / offers: I'll help you tomorrow, if you like. Will you give me a hand? I will give up smoking!
Be+going to
Be+going to
Be+going to
Be+going to Planned action in the future: Next year she is going to study english. A prediction based on something we can see (or hear) now. Look at those boys playing football! They're going to break the window.
Present continuos definite future arrangements (with a future time word). In this case we have already made a plan and we are pretty sure that the event will happen in the future. I'm meeting my father tomorrow. We're going to the beach at the weekend. I'm leaving at three. They're coming to the party at the weekend.