English Grammar - Will vs. Going To

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  Let's do a quick lesson on when to use the word will and when to use the phrase going to in English.

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  One situation in which we use the word will is when we decide right now that we're going to do something in the future.

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  I'll go to.

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  You're making that decision right now, so you say I will or I'll.

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  Another time when we like to use will is when we're promising something or offering something.

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  For example,

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  I could say I promise I will never tell anyone your secret and I could say I'll help you with your homework.

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  if you're having trouble in the first example i'm promising to keep the secret and in the second example i'm offering help so i can use the word will another instance when we sometimes use will is when we make a prediction about the future especially when we use the phrases i think i believe i predict etc.

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  For example, someone could say, I think that Portugal will win the next World Cup.

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  However, it's also common to use the phrase going to for predictions.

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  So you could also say, I think that Portugal is going to win the next World Cup.

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  And we also like to use will when talking about a future fact,

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  not just a prediction or opinion or plan, but an actual fact.

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  Like for example, next year will be my 10th year of teaching English.

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  So these are some of the main situations in which we use the word will.

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  There are other situations, but these are probably the most common.

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  How about going to?

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  We use this phrase when talking about something that we already intend to do in the future.

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  We didn't just make the decision right now.

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  We already made the decision earlier.

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