Friday, September 05, 2008

WILL + GOING TO

Simple Future has two different forms in English: "will" and "be going to".
"Will" and "be going to" refer a specific time in the future.
"Will" often suggests that a speaker will do something voluntarily. A voluntary action is one the speaker offers to do for someone else.
Examples:
You will help him later.
Will you help him later?
You will not help him later.
"Going to" expresses that something is a plan. It expresses the idea that a person intends to do something in the future. It does not matter whether the plan is realistic or not.
Examples:
You are going to watch a film today.
Are you going to watch a film today?
You are not going to watch a film today.

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