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.
Don't worry. Your microprocessor will handle the large file without a glitch.
Don't worry. I'll detach the dongle.
Don't worry. I'll purchase that domain name.
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.
Alexander is going to log on to the network in Chicago next week.
Are they going to defrag the hard drive?
Are they going to lurk in the forum to see how many times I'll answer the same question?
Scheduled Events in the Future
Use the present continuous to express scheduled or planned events in the near future.
Example:
Bob isn't deleting the cache today.
We're deleting the stack at nine o'clock on Tuesday.
Why are you cutting and pasting the email text?
We're cross-posting our talking point at nine o'clock.
Positive Form:
Subject + to be + verb + -ing + (object(s))
We're deleting the stack at nine o'clock on Tuesday.
Negative Form:
Subject + to be + not + verb+ ing + (object(s))
Bob isn't deleting the cache today.
Question Form:
(Question Word) + to be + subject + verb + ing?
When are you modifying the status bar?