“will” for future plans (+ specific time involved - day, date, hour)












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Can I use "will" instead of "going to or present continuous" when asking or making statements about someone's plans with a specific time involved?



for example:




  1. I will meet her Monday morning at 7 am.

    (we have an arrangement)


  2. What time will you meet her?

    (tell me your plans)


  3. She will arrive at 9am. tomorrow.

    (she has an arrangement with my brother)


  4. What time will she come home?

    (tell me her plans)







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  • Going to + infinitive is the expression of present continuous. That is a future tense expression. Could you please clarify your question? Do you mean using "going to + infinitive" can be used instead of "will" or vice-versa?

    – Karlomanio
    2 days ago











  • Yes. Vice versa. "I will meet her Monday morning at 7 am" instead of "I am going to meet her Monday morning at 7 am"

    – doggo
    2 days ago
















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Can I use "will" instead of "going to or present continuous" when asking or making statements about someone's plans with a specific time involved?



for example:




  1. I will meet her Monday morning at 7 am.

    (we have an arrangement)


  2. What time will you meet her?

    (tell me your plans)


  3. She will arrive at 9am. tomorrow.

    (she has an arrangement with my brother)


  4. What time will she come home?

    (tell me her plans)







future will-be-going will-future







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  • Going to + infinitive is the expression of present continuous. That is a future tense expression. Could you please clarify your question? Do you mean using "going to + infinitive" can be used instead of "will" or vice-versa?

    – Karlomanio
    2 days ago











  • Yes. Vice versa. "I will meet her Monday morning at 7 am" instead of "I am going to meet her Monday morning at 7 am"

    – doggo
    2 days ago














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Can I use "will" instead of "going to or present continuous" when asking or making statements about someone's plans with a specific time involved?



for example:




  1. I will meet her Monday morning at 7 am.

    (we have an arrangement)


  2. What time will you meet her?

    (tell me your plans)


  3. She will arrive at 9am. tomorrow.

    (she has an arrangement with my brother)


  4. What time will she come home?

    (tell me her plans)







future will-be-going will-future







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Can I use "will" instead of "going to or present continuous" when asking or making statements about someone's plans with a specific time involved?



for example:




  1. I will meet her Monday morning at 7 am.

    (we have an arrangement)


  2. What time will you meet her?

    (tell me your plans)


  3. She will arrive at 9am. tomorrow.

    (she has an arrangement with my brother)


  4. What time will she come home?

    (tell me her plans)







future will-be-going will-future




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  • Going to + infinitive is the expression of present continuous. That is a future tense expression. Could you please clarify your question? Do you mean using "going to + infinitive" can be used instead of "will" or vice-versa?

    – Karlomanio
    2 days ago











  • Yes. Vice versa. "I will meet her Monday morning at 7 am" instead of "I am going to meet her Monday morning at 7 am"

    – doggo
    2 days ago



















  • Going to + infinitive is the expression of present continuous. That is a future tense expression. Could you please clarify your question? Do you mean using "going to + infinitive" can be used instead of "will" or vice-versa?

    – Karlomanio
    2 days ago











  • Yes. Vice versa. "I will meet her Monday morning at 7 am" instead of "I am going to meet her Monday morning at 7 am"

    – doggo
    2 days ago

















Going to + infinitive is the expression of present continuous. That is a future tense expression. Could you please clarify your question? Do you mean using "going to + infinitive" can be used instead of "will" or vice-versa?

– Karlomanio
2 days ago





Going to + infinitive is the expression of present continuous. That is a future tense expression. Could you please clarify your question? Do you mean using "going to + infinitive" can be used instead of "will" or vice-versa?

– Karlomanio
2 days ago













Yes. Vice versa. "I will meet her Monday morning at 7 am" instead of "I am going to meet her Monday morning at 7 am"

– doggo
2 days ago





Yes. Vice versa. "I will meet her Monday morning at 7 am" instead of "I am going to meet her Monday morning at 7 am"

– doggo
2 days ago










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You can say both going to and will for all of these sentences. They have subtle differences as to what they are emphasizing about future time.




I will meet her Monday morning at 7 AM.



I am going to meet her Monday morning at 7 AM.




The first one implies a prediction while the latter implies an intent or a plan to do that in the future.



This link does a good job of describing the differences in meaning between "Going to + infinitive" vs. will






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    You can say both going to and will for all of these sentences. They have subtle differences as to what they are emphasizing about future time.




    I will meet her Monday morning at 7 AM.



    I am going to meet her Monday morning at 7 AM.




    The first one implies a prediction while the latter implies an intent or a plan to do that in the future.



    This link does a good job of describing the differences in meaning between "Going to + infinitive" vs. will






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      You can say both going to and will for all of these sentences. They have subtle differences as to what they are emphasizing about future time.




      I will meet her Monday morning at 7 AM.



      I am going to meet her Monday morning at 7 AM.




      The first one implies a prediction while the latter implies an intent or a plan to do that in the future.



      This link does a good job of describing the differences in meaning between "Going to + infinitive" vs. will






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        You can say both going to and will for all of these sentences. They have subtle differences as to what they are emphasizing about future time.




        I will meet her Monday morning at 7 AM.



        I am going to meet her Monday morning at 7 AM.




        The first one implies a prediction while the latter implies an intent or a plan to do that in the future.



        This link does a good job of describing the differences in meaning between "Going to + infinitive" vs. will






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        You can say both going to and will for all of these sentences. They have subtle differences as to what they are emphasizing about future time.




        I will meet her Monday morning at 7 AM.



        I am going to meet her Monday morning at 7 AM.




        The first one implies a prediction while the latter implies an intent or a plan to do that in the future.



        This link does a good job of describing the differences in meaning between "Going to + infinitive" vs. will







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