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Basic rules

You use will-future when something most likely happen.
You use going to future when you made a decision to do this(it´s very probably) 
You use present progressive mostly for appointments/Dates.

Deeper explanation

How to form will-future?

The will-future is formed from the auxiliary-verb and the infinitive of the verb.

It is used in all forms will + infinitive also with he, she or it.[1]

For example:

positive:
I will go to toilet.
He/She/It will bake a cake. 
negative:
I won´t go to toilet.
He/She/It won´t bake a cake.
Questions:
Will you go to toilet?
Will he/she/it bake a cake?
     

How to form going-to future?

Going to-future will be from a form of (is, are, or is), going to and the infinitive of the verb.

To be (is, are, is) + going to + Infinitive. [2]

For example:

positive:

I´m going to use the restroom. He/She/It is going to bake a cake.

negative: I´m not going to bring you the toilet paper. He/She/It isn´t going to take the bus.

Questions: Are you going to bake a cake? Is he/she/it going to use the restroom?

How to form present progressive? The ending engineer is suspended to the infinitive of the verb. Before the verb a form is used by to Be, so in, ares or is.3