Jack will finish his work tomorrow
Jack is going to finish his work tomorrow
WILL and BE GOING TO express future time and often have essentially the same meaning.
WILL
Will typically expresses predictions about the future.
Will does not take a final -s
Will is followed immediatelly by the simple form of the verb
Ex: Ann will come tomorrow around 5:00.
Negative: Will + not = won´t
Alex will not be here tomorrow
Alex won´t be here tomorrow.
Question:
Will + subject + main verb
Will you be here tomorrow? Yes, I will. No, I won´t
Will is often contracted with pronouns: I´ll, you´ll, he´ll.
Will is used to express willingness. In this case, will expresses a decision the speaker makes at the moment of speaking.
We often use will in these situations:
a) Offering to do something.
That bag looks heavy. I will help you with it.
b) Agreeing to do something
A: You know that book I lent you. Can I have it back if you have finished with it.
B: Of course. I will give it to you this afternoon.
c) Promising to do something.
Thanks for lending me the money.
d) Asking somebody to do something.
Will you be quiet ? I am trying to concentrate.
BE GOING TO
Anna is going to come tomorrow around 5:00.
Be going to also commonly expresses predictions about the future. In informal speech, going to is pften pronounced "gonna"
Negative: Be + not + going to
Tom isn´t going to come.
Question: Be + subject + going to
Are you going to come? Yes, I am / No, I am not.
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