Future Forms Trainer
Contrast will vs going to • Year-3 friendly • mobile + keyboard accessible
1) Learn the difference
Use WILL for…
1) Spontaneous decisions (now)
Ok, I will help you with your homework.
2) Promises / offers
I will call you tonight.
3) Predictions (opinion)
I think our team will win.
4) Formal announcements
The show will start at 8 pm.
Form: will + base verb | Neg: won’t + V
Use GOING TO for…
1) Plans/intentions (decided before)
We are going to visit grandma on Sunday.
2) Predictions with evidence (you can see it now)
Look at those clouds! It’s going to rain.
Form: be (am/is/are) + going to + base verb | Neg: be not going to + V
Cheat sheet
Decision time
Decided now → will | Decided before → going to
Prediction
Opinion/guess → will | Clear evidence now → going to
Examples
A: I forgot my pen. — B: I will lend you one. (decision now)
I’m going to study tonight. (plan)
Watch that glass! It’s going to fall. (evidence)
I think it will be sunny tomorrow. (opinion)
Forms & Questions
Affirmative
I will eat pizza. | I am going to eat pizza.
Negative
I won’t eat pizza. | I am not going to eat pizza.
Yes/No question
Will you come? — Yes, I will.
Are you going to come? — Yes, I am.
Are you going to come? — Yes, I am.
Wh- question
What will you do? | What are you going to do?
Tip: After going to we use the base verb (no “to” twice): “going to go”.
2) Activity: Choose WILL or GOING TO
Click the correct option. Shortcuts: 1 = WILL, 2 = GOING TO.
3) Activity: Build a sentence
Pick the type, then write subject + auxiliary and the verb. We’ll check the pattern.