Present Continuous: Be Going To and Will

Look! That car

• will crash if it doesn't stop!

• is going to crash if it doesn't stop!

• is crashing if it doesn't stop!

She is my girlfriend. We

• are getting married the next month

• will get married the next month

• are going to get married the next month

It

• is going to rain in a few minutes. The clouds are really dark!

• will rain in a few minutes. The clouds are really dark!

• is raining in a few minutes. The clouds are really dark!

We have a plan: We

• are riding our mountain bikes this weekend

• will ride our mountain bikes this weekend

• are going to ride our mountain bikes this weekend

My grandparents

• will come tonight. They told me the other day

• are coming tonight. They told me the other day

• are going to come tonight. They told me the other day

Does your sister want to come with us? What ......................? (she / do / Saturday night)

X: Are you free tomorrow night?

Y: No,...........................

(Jason / take / me / to a restaurant).

Provide an example of a sentence using 'will' for a future prediction.

• It will rain tomorrow.

• It will never happen.

• It will snow yesterday.

• It will be sunny today.

Construct a sentence using 'be going to' for a future intention.

• They are going to to the beach tomorrow.

• I will going to the store later.

• I am going to visit my grandmother next weekend.

• She is going to cooks dinner tonight.

When do we use 'be going to' in a sentence?

• When expressing current actions

• When talking about future plans, intentions, or predictions based on evidence or current situations.

• When talking about past events

• When discussing hypothetical situations