Will vs.

Going to: Differences Between Will and Going to

When talking about an event that is going to happen in the future, there is more than one
possibility. Most often, you will use the phrases ‘will’ or ‘going to’ in order to refer to an
upcoming event, but sometimes students of the English language can become confused over
which one to use and when.
 Simple Future Tense
If you wish to speak about an event that will happen in the future then you will
need to use the simple future tense. This is a great way of adding knowledge of the
English language which will enable you to talk in much more detail about things
such as your future plans or things that you know are coming up.

The simple future tense indicates that an action is in the future relative to the
speaker or writer. There are no inflected forms for the future in English (nothing
like those –ed or -s endings in the other tenses).

The formula for the future simple is will + V(Base form).

Positive Sentence

S + will + V(Base form) + object…

Example:

I will go to Thailand.

Negative Sentence

S + will not/won’t + V(Base form) + object…

Example:

I will not go to Thailand.

Question form

Will + S + V(Base form) +…?

Example:

Will you go to Thailand?