Going to or will
Hello everyone! Here are a few tips for talking about the future…
At the moment of making a decision, use ‘will’. Once you’ve made a decision, talk about it using ‘going to’.
- Bob: “I’m going to have a party at my place on Saturday.”
Alice: “Great! I’ll invite plenty of people.”
When we want to talk about future facts or things we believe to be true about the future, we use ‘will’.
- The Prime Minister will serve four years.
- The boss won’t be happy.
- Next Christmas will be amazing.
If we are not certain about the future, we use ‘will’ with expressions such as ‘probably’, ‘possibly’, ‘I think’, ‘I hope’.
- I’ll probably go to Nagai park on Monday.
- She will possibly drop by later.
- I think we’ll have fun.
- I hope they won’t get lost.
If you are making a future prediction based on evidence in the present situation, use ‘going to’.
- Not a cloud in the sky. It’s going to be a great day.
- Be careful! You’re going to spill your coffee.
