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Future: will or going to

Both will and be going to talk about the future. Use will + base verb for decisions made now, offers, promises, and opinion predictions. Use am/is/are going to for plans decided earlier and for predictions from present evidence.

  1. spontaneous decisions and predictions

    When to use it
    Build future statements with will + base verb.
    Make negatives with will not and won't.
    Ask yes/no questions with Will + subject + base verb.
    Choose will for predictions based on opinion or belief.
    Choose will for decisions made right now.
    Recognize future time markers like tomorrow and soon, and opinion markers like probably.

    Build an example

    Subject
    Verb
    Iwillhelp

    I will help you.

    This can be a quick decision or an offer.

    Signal words
    tomorrowsoonlatertonightnext weekprobablyI think
    Common mistake
    Anna will to call you tonight.Anna will call you tonight.
    After will, use the base verb directly. Do not add to.
    ✗ Will is only for the distant future.
    ✓ Will also works for decisions made right now: I'll open the window. The time can be immediate or later, as long as it is future from now.