Will VS going to English grammar lesson?

Going to is used with predictions. When you are making a decision use will; use going to after the decision has been made. We sometimes also use the present continuous for planned events in the near future. When we want to talk about future facts or things we believe to be true about the future, we use will.

How do you explain going to?

We use be going to to talk about future plans and intentions. Usually the decision about the future plans has already been made: She’s going to be a professional dancer when she grows up. I’m going to look for a new place to live next month.

How do we use going to?

The expression be going to, followed by a verb in the infinitive, allows us to express an idea in the near future: I’m going to talk to him. Very soon I will talk to him. Several employees are going to be promoted next month.

Will VS going to examples?

Will + infinitive	Be going to + infinitive
A decision at the moment of speaking: Julie: There’s no milk. John: Really? In that case, I’ll go and get some.	A decision before the moment of speaking: Julie: There’s no milk. John: I know. I’m going to go and get some when this TV programme finishes.

Is going to sentence?

Subject + be verb + going + infinitive… She is going to do some research this afternoon. Tim said that he is going to listen to some live music tonight. They are going to bake a cake for her birthday. We are going to wait and see what happens before we make a decision.

Will be going to examples?

Examples: I think I’ll go to that party next week. The economy will get better soon. Yes, I will marry you.

Is going to be examples?

We can use “going to” to express a prediction (a guess or estimate) about what may happen in the future based on what is happening right now. Examples: It’s 7 PM and the sun is going down. It’s going to be dark soon.