Different Futures
Future Forms Compared
The main difference between the future with 'will', and the future with 'going to' is that the future with 'will' is used for decisions made at the moment of speaking. In other words, use 'will' to express your reaction to a situation.
Profits are down. I'll close the housekeeping department.
Don't worry. I'll order shipping boxes from Mailbox Inc.
Don't worry. I'll lock the sales register.
The future with 'going to', on the other hand, is used to make a statement about something you have decided before the moment of speaking.
Sheila isn't going to get comfortable accommodations at the conference in Chicago.
Are they going to mention the daily rate?
Are they going to attend the conference on special services?
Scheduled Events in the Future
Use the present continuous to express scheduled or planned events in the near future.
Example:
The customers are lining up for tickets at seven.
Harold isn't setting up the picnic tables at noon.
When are you driving to the ten quick-stop markets in your franchise?
The food service company isn't serving at 8 o'clock.
Positive Form:
Subject + to be + verb + -ing + (object(s))
We're discussing what to do when full occupancy occurs at tonight's meeting.
Negative Form:
Subject + to be + not + verb+ ing + (object(s))
The food service company isn't serving at 8 o'clock.
Question Form:
(Question Word) + to be + subject + verb + ing?
When are you driving to the ten quick-stop markets in your franchise?