Will vs. Going To

We use 'will' to make predictions without any certain evidence. These predictions are only based on personal opinions and experiences. For example:

'Going to' is used to make predictions with evidence. These predictions are based on actual evidence that are available at the moment. For instance:

We can create negative sentences with 'going to' and 'will.'
'Will' is a modal verb and therefore when creating a negative sentence, we simply add 'not' to 'will' as illustrated below:

Here are some examples for the negation process:

To create a negative sentence with 'going to,' we simply add 'not' to the auxiliary verb 'be':

For instance:

'Will' and 'going to' can be used to make interrogative forms:

We can make yes/no questions and wh- question with 'will.'

To make yes/no questions. we put 'will' at the beginning of the sentence followed by subject and the main verb. Have a look:

To create wh-questions, we begin with a wh-word such as what, when, where, who, why, and how followed by a 'will,' the subject, and the base form of the main verb. Look at these examples to see this process in action:

We have the same two ways to make questions with 'going to.'

We make yes/no questions, we put the verb 'to be' at the beginning of the sentence, the subject, and the rest of the sentence. For example:

To make wh- question, we start the question with the wh-word, then the verb 'to be,' the subject, 'going to,' and the rest of the sentence. For example: