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That'll be Jim at the door.
(This means that I suppose it is Jim.)
Will
is also used to express an immediate decision.
I'
//
take this one.
Be going to
describes intentions or plans. At the moment of speaking the
plans have already been made.
I'm going to
wait here until Carol gets back.
Going to
is also used to describe an event whose cause is present or evident.
Look at that tree! It's
going to
fall.
Compare the following with the examples in the first bullet point:
I'm going to be late this evening. I've got lots of paperwork to finish off.
The figures are good. I can see the company is going to make a profit this year.
Decisions expressed with
going to
refer to a more distant point in the future.
Present continuous describes fixed arrangements, especially social and travel
arrangements. A time reference is usually included. Note the strong similarity
to the
going to
future. /
am having a party next week
and /
am going to have a
party next week
are communicating the same message.
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