## Will - Shall - Going to

### Will / Shall / Going to

Will + verb can be used when:

- The idea rises at the moment of speaking

- Are you hungry? I'll get you some food.

- It's a prediction based on someone's opinion:

- It'll be a lovely day, I'm sure!
- She'll be so happy once she looks at the painting!

- A spontaneous offer, refusing, promises and orders:

- Come, I'll carry that for you!
- I will not have you do that for me!
- I promise I'll do better next time.

- For facts:

- It'll be cold during the winter period.
- There will always be another day.
- That'll be 25 Pounds please.

- In case of uncertainty of the future, combined word words such as: think, probably, possibly:

- I'll probably fail the test, I haven't studied at all.
- She'll think I didn't care enough.

Shall + verb can be used when you ask something with 'I' or 'we' as subject:

- Shall I open the door for you?
- Shall we go and see a movie?

To be going to + verb can be used when:

- It was planned before talking about it now.

- I am going to Spain this summer, how about you?
- She is going to take lots of photos, I'm sure.
- They are going to do the dishes in a minute.

- With predictions based on clues:

- Look at these flowers! They're going to look great in this bouqet!
- We are'nt going to see any elephants, they are miles away from here.