English · Chapter 3 · Lesson 8 · Grammar primer
Talking about the future
The two everyday ways English looks ahead - 'will' for decisions and predictions, 'going to' for plans you can already see coming.
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Will is the future you create as you speak
Use will for a decision made at the moment of speaking, and for predictions, offers and promises. Use going to when the plan was already decided before this conversation, or when you can see the evidence in front of you. If the plan or the proof already exists, reach for going to.
Look at those clouds - it's going to rain.
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