THE FUTURE

WILL
  Decisions made at the moment of speaking:

OK, I’ll come to your place this evening.

WILL
  Predictions:

I think it will be a difficult game.

WILL
  Requests:
(that is, when YOU ask someone to do something
for you):
Will you help me watering the plants tomorrow?
BE GOING TO
  Intentions/ Plans:

I a m g o i n g t o p h o n e h i m t o m o r r o w.
BE GOING TO
  Something that is evident that will happen in
the future because of something in the
present:

Look at these clouds! It’s going to rain…

PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
Near future, more than “be going to”

  Arrangements:

I a m h a v i n g m y h a i r c u t t o d a y.
PRESENT SIMPLE:

  Firm plans or timetables:

T h e b u s l e a v e s e v e r y h a l f h o u r.
 CERTAINTY

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WILL - BE GOING TO - PRESENT CONTINUOUS -

+
PRESENT

-  I am going to see my psychiatrist tomorrow (I intend to).

-  I am seeing my psychiatrist tomorrow (I have already arranged to see him/her).
BE + TO INFINITIVE:

  OFFICIAL arrangements:

The President is to visit Brussels next week.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS:
Will be + ING

  An activity that will be in progress at a certain

time in the future:

I’ll be waiting outside the station.

FUTURE PERFECT:
Will have + participle

  An activity that will be finished at a certain

time in the future:

I’ll have finished by then

WOULD + BASE FORM:
“The future in the past”

I t h o u g h t ( Y E S T E R D AY ) t h a t i t ( T O D AY / F U T U R E )
would be a difficult game.