How to Use Gonna, Going to and Will to Sound like a Native English Speaker | Go Natural English

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many of my English students confuse the use of going to

Versus will you may have learned in your English class that you can use both of these?

To talk about events that will happen in the future and that you can use them interchangeably while that is true

It's not the entire complete truth and so right here right now

I'm going to clarify when it is more correct to use going to or

will the basics of how to use them along with lots of examples to show you how to use them and at the end of

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Let's jump into this english lesson on how to use going to vs

Well before we talk about the differences that you can see behind me. I want to talk briefly about how to form sentences

with going to and with will with going to you need of course a subject and then the verb to be

Before you use going to and then another verb, for example

I am going to teach you about going to vs. Will or

You are going to he or she is going to we are going to they are

Going to with will we don't need the verb to be we just need a subject will and then another verb for example

I will teach you about going to vs

will you will he or she will we will they will now let's look at how

native English speakers actually use these we often do not say the

complete form as I just said them you often your native speakers saying gonna for example

I'm gonna teach you about

Going to vs

well

You're gonna he or she's gonna we're gonna they're gonna and with will we often?

Contract the subject and will for example aisle

you'll he or shil so he'll or she'll

will and they'll so keep this in mind because when you're listening

more often than not native speakers will use these shorter forms because they're

Easier to say they may not be easier to hear but once you train your hearing and you're listening in English

It will get a lot easier now. What is the difference?

Well, we can use both of these to talk about the future but there are some subtle but important

differences especially if you want to focus on

Meaning or expressing a certain thing. So let me explain going to is

For events in the future that you've already decided on in the past

This is a plan you've made the decision. So it's not a surprise. It's not something you just

decided it's not something that's in the

Distant future it's something that is likely to happen because you've already decided on it

It could also be for something that you're predicting. It could be something that you are

Anticipating. So for example, I'm

going to teach you about going to versus will that would be the most appropriate way to

Express what I am planning to do in the video because I've already decided that I'm going to do it

I didn't just turn on the camera and then decide I think I'll teach going to verse as well

No, I planned this it was decided before I started speaking. It is likely to happen soon

And in fact, it's happening right now

also with the weather we often use going to because it's not only

Something that's likely to happen soon. For example. I see it's very cloudy outside

I think it's going to rain it's also a prediction or something that I'm anticipating

now another example of prediction or

Anticipation would be talking about your favorite sports team and how you think they're going to do. I think my favorite team is gonna win

now, let's look at will will is for when you want to show that you have just

Decided in the moment of speaking. So for rapid decisions something that was not planned in advance

For example, hmm. I'm thirsty. I think I'll go get a glass of water

I wasn't planning to be thirsty. I wasn't planning on this glass of water

It's something that struck me because I was feeling thirsty just now we use will when we're negotiating

So in the moment when you're talking through a business deal

Perhaps you're going to buy a car. You could say mmm. Your asking price is a little expensive

I'll give you half of what you're offering

so you just had this thought in the moment while you were negotiating and then you make the offer we use will for

Promises, for example, I promise I'll always be your friends or I promise I'll bake you a cake

I promise I'll always be the best English teacher I can be for you

conversely a threat which is like a negative promise can be expressed with will for example

I'll get you for that if you did something wrong or mean to me

I might say Oh get you for that. We also use will for dreams or

Events that might occur far into the future for example anytime

Someone says someday or I dream about doing something then you should use will for example

someday, I'll win the lottery or

Someday, I'll find the man of my dreams and get married and all have a baby

These are all dreams that are not happening anytime soon

So I would use will we can also use will with requests or for?

Volunteering for example, my bag is very heavy

Will you help me carry it and then if you would like to volunteer to help me you could say yes, I will

Or without me asking you might say Gabi. I see that your bag is very heavy

I'll help you carry it

We also use will for facts

For example next year the American people will vote on a new president and finally

Decisions especially decisions that you make in the moment of speaking. Yes

I think I will drink a glass of water soon because I'm thirsty

It's just a silly example

but these are the differences between will and going to to quickly recap going to is more for

pre-planned decisions so decisions that you have made

Previous to speaking going to is for things that are likely to happen soon

so it's hard to put an exact time on this but it's more the feeling something that is going to happen and the

immediate soon future we use going to something that's more definite or a prediction when you say I think

Something is going to happen

This is the correct usage of going to as opposed to will that we use for decisions made in the moment

Spontaneous decisions. I'll

do something because it sounds fun in the moment not something that's pre-planned will is also for

events that could happen far in the future or

Dreams, so they definitely have a different feeling although you could use them enter changeably

Let's look at some examples when you cannot use these two

Interchangeably so you get a better idea of how they're different

When you're trying to decide whether to use going to or will ask yourself. Is it a plan or a dream?

Is it likely to happen soon or?

farther off in the distant future

Is it more likely to happen or maybe more unlikely to happen?

Let me share some examples that are both correct sentences, but have very different meanings. I'm

Going to have a baby versus I'll have a baby. I'm going to have a baby

Makes me think that I'm already pregnant and it's a definite plan

I'll have a baby makes me think that it's a plan for the distant future or maybe more of a dream

Do you see the difference I'm going to travel to Egypt makes me think that it's a definite plan

Perhaps I have purchased tickets and I'm going in the next several months

Versus someday, I'll travel to Egypt especially when we hear that someday

We know that it's a more distant dream and I probably have not bought a ticket or made any definite plans

I'm going to speak English fluently versus I will speak English fluently

I'm going to sounds more like it's going to happen soon and you've made a decision and it's a definite plan

Versus I'll speak English fluently someday sounds like more of a distant dream

So I would say for you you are going to speak English fluently

very soon, especially if you're watching go natural English now, when can you use these interchangeably if you are not

Emphasizing that it is something you've already decided on if you're not emphasizing that it's a prediction or something that's going to happen soon

if you're not emphasizing that it's a dream or a

Decision that you have made in that very moment or perhaps that you're volunteering

Or making a request

well

you can probably in most cases use these interchangeably but notes that the

Meaning can change and someone might misunderstand you now

Let's take a quiz to test your understanding

of the differences between going to and will please fill in the blanks by thinking about and even

Saying the answer out loud

number one I

Teach you the difference between going to and will

number two, my suitcase is so heavy you

Help me with it three Sunday I

Have a baby

For within the next year I

Have a baby number five I

Tell you the answers now

Alright, let's look at the answers number one. I'm

Going to teach you about the difference between going to and will would be the most appropriate

Answer number two. My bag is very heavy. Will you help me carry?

It would be the best answer to this one number three someday

I'll have a baby

It would be the most appropriate answer you could say going to but you see there's a different feeling someday

Really insinuates or it shows that we're talking about the distant future

Versus number four within the next year it's something that is happening soon, and I'm probably planning it

I'm going to have a baby just

Examples guys, there is no baby coming anytime soon

number five I'm

Going to tell you the answers because it's something that I've planned to do and it's going to happen in a short time

So, how did you do on the quiz was this easy or difficult?

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