Going To vs Will
- Talk about the future: plans with going to, instant decisions/promises/predictions with will.
- TR: Planlar için going to, anlık kararlar/vaatler/tahminler için will kullanmak.
- Success check: announce one plan and make one instant offer.
- TR: Bu derste plan ile anlık karar ayrımını öğreneceksin.
Start the 8-question quizAdapts to your answers · every miss links back to the rule
Rule in 60 secondsThe one pattern to memorise.
- be going to + V: plans and intentions you already made; visible evidence predictions (*Look at the clouds! It's going to rain.*)
- will + V: decisions made while speaking, promises, offers, general predictions (*I think it will rain tomorrow.*)
- Form never changes with person: I will, she will; I am going to, they are going to.
- TR: Önceden verilmiş karar → going to. Konuşma anında karar, söz, teklif → will.
- Evidence rule: dark clouds now → going to; general guess → will.
- Person test: will never takes -s — she will, not she wills.
- Promise words: promise, offer and help signal will.
FormsHow it looks in sentences.
| Type | going to | will |
|---|---|---|
| Affirmative | S + am/is/are + going to + V | S + will + V |
| Negative | S + am/is/are + not + going to + V | S + will not (won't) + V |
| Question | Am/Is/Are + S + going to + V? | Will + S + V? |
- Contractions: I'll, you'll, he'll, won't (= will not), gonna (informal spoken).
- Time words: tomorrow, next week, soon, this evening, in 2030.
- TR: won't = will not. gonna sadece konuşma dilinde.
- Contraction drill: I will → I'll; will not → won't.
- Question swap: Will you come? / Are you going to come?
- gonna warning: gonna is speaking only — never write it.
- Negative pair: I'm not going to go / I won't go — both are natural.
3 classic trapsWhere Turkish speakers slip.
- will for fixed plans: ❌ *I will meet my doctor tomorrow at 10.* (appointment) → ✅ *I'm going to meet my doctor tomorrow at 10.* (TR: Randevu gibi kesin plan → going to.)
- -ing after to: ❌ *I'm going to studying.* → ✅ *I'm going to study.* (TR: to'dan sonra yalın fiil.)
- s on will: ❌ *She wills come.* → ✅ *She will come.* (TR: will hiçbir kişide -s almaz.)
10 example sentencesRead aloud, twice.
- I'm going to visit my grandmother tomorrow. — Yarın büyükannemi ziyaret edeceğim — plan.
- We're going to move to a new flat. — Yeni bir daireye taşınacağız — karar verildi.
- Look at those clouds! It's going to rain. — Bulutlara bak! Yağmur yağacak — belirti var.
- A: The bag is heavy. B: I'll help you. — Anlık teklif → will.
- I'll call you tonight, I promise. — Söz veriyorum → will.
- I think robots will do more jobs. — Genel tahmin → will.
- She won't be late. — Geç kalmayacak.
- Will you come with us? — Bizimle gelir misin?
- They're not going to buy a car this year. — Bu yıl araba almayacaklar.
- One day people will live on Mars. — Bir gün insanlar Mars'ta yaşayacak.
Quick checkCover the answers, say yours first.
- Q1: Fill in: Look! He ___ (fall)!
- Q2: Choose: A: "I forgot my wallet." B: "I ___ (lend) you money." (will / am going to)
- Q3: Correct the error: *She wills help us.*
- Q4: Which fits a fixed plan: "I ___ see the dentist at 9 a.m."?
- Q5: True or false: "I'm going to studying tonight." is correct.
- Q6: Fill in: She ___ (be) famous one day, I think.
<summary>Answers</summary> - A1: is going to fall - A2: will (’ll lend — instant offer) - A3: She will help us. - A4: ’m going to (fixed plan) - A5: False — "I'm going to study tonight." - A6: will be ('ll be — general prediction).