You will be able to use will and going to correctly to talk about future plans, decisions and predictions in business situations.
Will and going to are both used to talk about the future. Will is used for decisions we make at the moment of speaking, promises and predictions without evidence. Going to is used for plans we have already made and predictions based on present evidence.
The client is on the phone. I will call you back later.
I promise I will send the invoice by Friday.
The new software will improve our productivity.
Sarah is going to attend the conference in Manchester next month.
Look at those dark clouds. It is going to rain during our meeting.
Tom will present the report at the meeting tomorrow. The team is going to finish the project by Friday.
Short form: Tom'll present the report at the meeting tomorrow. The team's going to finish the project by Friday.
I will not attend the conference next week. We are not going to change the deadline.
Short form: I won't attend the conference next week. We're not going to change the deadline.
Will you send the email today? Is Oliver going to join the video call?
Will you not finish the budget before Monday? Is the manager not going to approve the order?
Short form: Won't you finish the budget before Monday? Isn't the manager going to approve the order?
Common mistake. Do not mix will and going to randomly. Remember: use will when you decide at the moment of speaking (I will help you right now), but use going to when you already have a plan (I am going to visit our London office tomorrow because I arranged it last week). Check if there is a plan or evidence before you choose going to.
Choose the correct form for each gap. Your answer is marked at once, with the reason.
1.We decided last week: we ___ (sign) the contract tomorrow morning.
positive2.We ___ (attend) the conference in Edinburgh next month because we bought the tickets last week.
positive3.Sarah has just told me the budget numbers are wrong. Wait, I ___ (call) the finance manager now.
positive4.Those files look heavy. I ___ (help) you carry them.
positive5.I ___ (arrange) a meeting with the client next Thursday if you need me to.
positive6.Look at those dark clouds. It ___ (rain) before the team gets back from lunch.
positive7.We ___ (move) to the new office in Bristol because the contract is already signed.
positive8.The supplier ___ (not / deliver) the materials on Friday; they told us about a problem at their warehouse.
negative9.We have already decided that the budget ___ (not / increase) next year.
negative10.The supplier ___ (not / deliver) the order on time if the weather gets worse.
negative11.We ___ (not / travel) to Manchester tomorrow because the meeting was cancelled.
negative12.Emma ___ (not / approve) the invoice until she sees the receipt.
negative13.___ (you / finish) the project report by next Friday?
question14.___ (the team / arrive) at the London office by 10 a.m. tomorrow?
question15.___ (you / attend) the client meeting next Tuesday at 2 p.m.?
question16.___ (you / not / attend) the meeting on Thursday?
negative question17.___ (you / not / move) to the new office next month? I thought it was all planned.
negative question18.___ (Sarah / not / call) the manager tomorrow morning? She said she would contact him later in the week.
negative question19.Look at the traffic. We ___ (be) late for the meeting with the client.
positive20.The phone is ringing. I ___ (answer) it.
positive