WILL / GOING TO

WILL / GOING TO

1. WILL

   • Express future actions decided at the moment of speaking (inmediate decisions) I WILL HAVE SALAD AND THE FISH
   • Express a prediction based on personal, opinions or experiences (predictions without evidence) I THINK UNITED WILL WIN THE GAME
   • Express a future facT THE SUN WILL RISE TOMORROW

2. GOING TO

   • Express future plans decided before the moment of speaking (prior plans) I AM GOING TO VISIT MY AUNT NEX FRIDAY
   • Express a prediction based on present evidence ( predictions with evidence) LOOK AT THOSE BLACK CLOUDS IT IS GOING TO RAIN
   • Express something that is about to happen GET BACK THE BOMB IS GOING TO EXPLODE

3. Both will and going to can be used for making future predictions without having a real difference in meaning I THINK WILL BE FOGGY TOMORROW = I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE FOGGY TOMORROW