Future plans: How use will, going to and the present continuos.

Depending on the type of future plan we have we use a verb tense, for a spontaneous plan we use "will", to talk about an organized plan before it happens we use "going to" and for already decided and confirmed plans we use "present continuous". 

Will:

Will is a modal verb and the negative is won't -(will - not ). We use will to talk about something we think will happen or for decisions that we take at the moment of speaking:

• I think he will win the election.
• He will be a good doctor.
• I can't decide what to wear tonight. I know! I'll wear my red shirt.

Structure: 

Affirmative:  Subject + will + infinitive verb + complement

negative:  Subject + won`t + infinitive verb + complement

question: will + subject + infinitive verb + complement + ?

Going to:

We use be going to to talk about something that is very near to happen or that we see is going to happen (there is present evidence), for decisions that we have already taken at the moment of speaking (intentions or plans) or for future arrangements.

• they are wearing their uniform, they are going to work.
• we are going to the swimming pool on Sunday
• I'm going to go to the supermarket after work. What do we need? 

Structure:

Will vs Going to:

Present continuous.

We often use the present continuous to talk about future events that are already planned or decided. When we use the present continuous for arrangements, we must always include when (at 7, this evening, next month, etc.) in the sentence. For more information on this topic you can see section: "The present simple vs present continuos"

To review: 

Exercises for practice:

Will and going to

Interactive game