going to x will comparation

Going
to
X
Will
Going to X Will


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GOING TO:

* We use going to to talk about actions in the future.
Although, it has different uses.

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1- We can use going to to talk about action that we have
already decided.

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Ex: I’m going to travel to Moscow!
I’ve already bought the tickets.


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2-We can also use going to to talk about predictions, I
mean, when we say that sth is going to happen in the

future, in other words, when the situation is clear:

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Check the following example


The cat is going to fall in the water.
Ownnnn : (


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3- It’s also possible to use going to with the verb to be in
the past to express situations that were interrupted, I
mean, that weren’t finished.

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Check the following example


She was going to get married but her fiancé broke
up with her.


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WILL :

1-It’s possible to use will when we want to talk about
actions in the future that were not arranged yet.

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Ex: I will pass in a public contest.

(but this person is not sure if she will pass or not)


2- It’s also possible to use will when the action is decided at
the moment of speaking.

* Take a look at the following example


Green: Ouch! Oouuuch!!!!!!!

Orange: Oh Gosh! I will call the ambulance.


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3- We can also use will to express predictions, but this
case is different from going to.

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* Take a look at the next example

Situation: Karen (their friend) is doing an exam next week They are talking
about it.

Do you think Karen
will pass the

Yes, she’ll pass

exam ?

easily. She’s
very smart!

“She will pass” doesn’t mean that Karen has decided to pass, the blond girl is just saying what
she thinks will happen, in other words, she’s perdicting the future.


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5- We often use will with:

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a) Probably :

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I’ll probably be late for dinner.

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b) I expect:

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I expect he’ll like the surprise.

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c) I’m sure

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I’m sure he’ll fail.

In spoken English the
negative of will is

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d) I (don’t)think

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I think they’ll be happy.

won’t

(will + not).


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