Hello and welcome to LetThemTalk
My name is Gideon and today we are going to look at
the difference between "will" and "going to" for the future.
Let's have a look.
First of all, for the simple future "will" is used when we talk about decisions,
intentions, opinions that you make at the moment of speaking.
The structure is will + infinitive (without to)
Sometimes, words like think or maybe proceed will.
Here are some examples.
Oh no there's no coffee, Ok maybe I'll have some tea.
I'm bored I know I'll watch TV
I think I'll grow a beard
You use "will" for promises for example: I'll call you back; I'll be there tomorrow.
and to give and ask for information about the future for example.
We'll be there at 7pm
Will you be at the meeting?
The election will take place in November.
It will get dark tonight at 7pm
"Going to" is used to talk about plans, decisions and arrangements you made before speaking.
The structure is going to + verb In conversation "going to" is often pronounced as "gonna"
For example I'm going to learn Japanese.
See you later I'm going to post a letter.
I'm going to live in Australia
When I have enough money I'm going to buy a car.
"Will" and "going to" can both be used to make predictions but in slightly different ways
"Will" is used when we are predicting something based on our opinion while
"going to" is used to talk about predictions based on present evidence.
Before the game you might say I think England will win the game.
There are 10 minutes remaining and Germany are winning 3 – 0 so you would say. Ok
I can't deny it Germany are going to win. (It's a prediction based on present evidence)
You can say I think it'll rain tomorrow.
But if your see many clouds in the sky then there is evidence so you could say. It looks
like it's going to rain. So if there is evidence for a prediction use
"going to" here are some more examples
She's going to have a baby
He's going to win.
If you drink and drive you're going to crash
If you eat too much you're going to get fat.
"Will" is a prediction based on your opinion. For example
I think she'll find it difficult.
It will be difficult to convince them.
She'll fine another guy soon.
That's it thank you for watching more English language videos coming soon.