The use of will (lesson 7)

WILL is the typical form of future (simple future) but in Spanish we have a tendency to overuse the form "to be going to". Let's see the difference between them.

We use WILL for:

• predictions
• offers
• promises
• requests/orders

We use  "TO BE GOING TO + INFINITIVE" for:

• plans
• intentions
• it's a similar meaning to "want to" although it's not exactly the same

If you need a longer explanation, go to this link (click here). You'll have a lot of exercises at the end of that page.

Exercises:

• http://www.better-english.com/grammar/willgo.htm
• http://www.englishtenses.com/exercise/simple_future_vs_going_to
• http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/goingtoorwill/menu.php explanation with exercises 
• http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/will_going_to_future.htm