Page 10 - EXPRESSIONS OF INTENTION

BE GOING TO and WILL

GOING TO WILL
Affirmative & Negative I am going to study I/he/she/It/we/you/they will (‘ll) come to help you.
Form I am not going to Study I/he/she/It/we/you/they won’t open the door
He/She/It is going to study
He/She/It isn’t going to study
We/You/They are going to study
We/You/They aren’t going to study
Questions When am I going to arrive?
When is he going to arrive?
When is she going to arrive? When will I/he/she/It/we/you/they help me?
When is it going to arrive?
When are we going to arrive?
When are you going to arrive?
When are they going to arrive?
Used for 1. To express a future decision or plan made before 1. To express a future decision made at the moment of
the moment of speaking speaking. You decide to do something spontaneously.
- How long are they going to stay in New Example:
York? You’re sitting at home. You are bored. You don’t know
- I’m going to visit Rina next week. what to do. Your friend calls you to see a movie and
2. When we can see or feel now that something is you decide ‘the right answer’ to respond your friend’s
certain to happen in the future. phone call below.
- Look at those clouds! It’s going to rain. - I’ll go to see a movie, NOT I’m going to see a
- Watch out! That box is going to fall. movie.
2. We use Future with will when we believe something
about the future.
- I believe Hillary will be our nest president.

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