Will : A reaction to new information.
Going to: When giving information about something you already know about
I will
I’ll
Will: A prediction based on opinion.
I think Real Madrid are will win the match tomorrow against Barca.
Going to:
A prediction based on something we can see (or hear) now: Match in play 78′ Score Madrid 2: 0 Barcelona
I think Real Madrid are going to win, it’s going to be be difficult for Barca to score 3 goals in 12 minutes.
Will: For promises / requests / refusals / offers:
I’ll help you
Will you help me ?
I won’t help
Exercise
Put in ‘will’ or ‘be going to’:
- A: We don’t have any milk.
B: I know. I ______ get some from the supermarket. - A: We don’t have any butter.
B: Really? I ______ get some from the shop then. - A: Why do you need to borrow my car?
B: I ______ visit my mother in Aranda next month. - A: It’s really hot in here.
B: I ______ turn the Air-conditioning on. - A: Are you going to Will’s party tonight?
B: Yes. Are you going too? I ______ give you a lift. - A: What are your plans after you leave university?
B: I ______ work in at an animal feed factory in the North of Spain. I leave on the 28th of May.
. - (The phone rings)
A: I ______ get it! - A: Are you ready to order?
B: I can’t decide … Okay, I ______ have the juicy medium-rare steak, please. - A: Are you busy tonight? Would you like to share a bottle of Ribera’s finest oak-aged wine with me?
B: Sorry. I ______ go to a restaurant in Logroño, we booked the table last week. - A: Why are you carrying a hammer?
B: I ______ put up some pictures.