Will - future is used:
| 1. | to talk about future actions we can't influence or control |
| The train is late so I won't be in the office until 9:00 | |
| 2. | to foretell future actions or to express hopes, expectations, fears, offers, promises, refusals,... . Key words: I’m sure, I believe, I expect, I hope, I suppose, I think, I'm afraid, I wonder, I fear, I worry, I promise, I guess or perhaps, possibly, surely, probably, maybe. |
| 3. | with I / we for spontaneous reactions or making promises I shall is sometimes used instead of I will. |
| 1. | to talk about future things you intend to do, plan, oder decided to do |
| Did you know that Sarah is in hospital? | |
| No, I didn’t. I’ll visit her this afternoon. (spontaneous reaction »»» will - future) | |
| Yes, I’m going to visit her next month. (planned action »»» going to - future) | |
| 2. | to foretell future actions for which we have proofs that they are going to happen. |
to talk about future things that are fixed, planned or definitely decided.
The speaker must refer to the future and not to the present.
| I am visiting my grandparents tomorrow. |
| What are you doing next Friday? |
to talk about times of arrivals and departures of traffic and times of events.
| The train leaves at 10.20. |
| The bus goes at 8.30. |
| When does the concert begin? |
When talking about the future use "will" for sudden decisions and for making requests.
Use "be going to" when you think something might happen in the very near future or when you are still thinking.
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