Future Past Tense

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Future Past Tense

Simple Future Future Idiomatic

Will Going To

We can both use will and going to to make predictions

I think it will rain tomorrow

I think it is going to rain tomorrow

We use will to make a rapid decision, a threat, an offer and a promise

We use won't to make or refuse something

We use going to to make a Prior Plan = the decision was made before the moment of speaking

We use going to to evidence signs = when there are signs that something is likely to happen

And Finally to compare

Are you busy this evening?

- I haven't made any plans

I think I will probably watch TV

OR

I think I'm probably going to watch Tv

Will and going to are both possible

in the example because we are "predicting" what will

happen because nothing is planned