Future time ( Will / Be going to )

Future time ( Will / Be going to )

1. Future Simple with will is the future in English that allows to express spontaneous decisions about future actions, predictions or future events that cannot be altered. It is formed with the auxiliary verb will and the infinitive of the main verb.

   • USE: The future simple with will is used in English to express.
     • A spontaneous decision; Example: Come on, I will help you sort the files.
     • An opinion, a wish, an uncertainty or an assumption about the future.. Example: 1. You won’t finish it in just one day. 2. It will rain tomorrow anyway.
     • Promises or intentions. Example: I will do it tomorrow
     • conditional subordinate sentences type I, which describe hypothetical situations that may occur. Example: If I need help, I will tell you.

2. The future is used with going to when we know with certainty what will happen. And, following this same logic, when we talk about something we have already decided to do

   • structure
     • affirmative structure: 1. I’m going to say goodbye. 2. He’s going to tell a story.
     • negative structure: 1. I’m not going to pick up the phone. 2. We aren’t going to catch that flight.
     • interrogative structure: 1. Are you going to drink your milk? 2. Are you going to sit here?