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Be Going To Plans & Intentions

MediumA2–B1

Exercise 1 — Identify the plan context

Choose the correct future form. When the context shows a pre-decided plan (booking, deciding, arranging), use 'be going to'. When a decision is made at the moment, use 'will'. Answers are mixed.

Set:

"I ___ Paris next month — I booked the flights last week."

am going to visitam visitingwill visitvisit

"There's no paper in the printer." "I ___ get some from the cupboard." (deciding now)

am going to getwill getgetgot

"She ___ leave her job — she's already handed in her notice."

will leaveleavesis going to leaveleft

"I ___ learn Spanish — I signed up for classes yesterday."

will learnlearnlearnedam going to learn

"The lift is broken." "I ___ take the stairs then." (deciding now)

will takeam going to taketaketook

"They ___ build a new hospital — the council voted for it last month."

will buildare going to buildbuildbuilt

"I've decided — I ___ buy a new laptop this weekend."

will buybuyam going to buybought

"It's Anna's birthday!" "___ get her some flowers." (spontaneous idea)

I'm going toII wouldI'll

"He ___ apply for the scholarship — he's been preparing his portfolio for months."

is going to applywill applyappliesapplied

"We ___ redecorate the living room — we've already chosen the paint."

will redecorateare going to redecorateredecorateredecorated

Home/Tenses/Be Going To/Plans & Intentions

Be Going To Plans & Intentions

MediumA2–B1

Exercise 1 — Identify the plan context

Choose the correct future form. When the context shows a pre-decided plan (booking, deciding, arranging), use 'be going to'. When a decision is made at the moment, use 'will'. Answers are mixed.

Set:

"I ___ Paris next month — I booked the flights last week."

am going to visitam visitingwill visitvisit

"There's no paper in the printer." "I ___ get some from the cupboard." (deciding now)

am going to getwill getgetgot

"She ___ leave her job — she's already handed in her notice."

will leaveleavesis going to leaveleft

"I ___ learn Spanish — I signed up for classes yesterday."

will learnlearnlearnedam going to learn

"The lift is broken." "I ___ take the stairs then." (deciding now)

will takeam going to taketaketook

"They ___ build a new hospital — the council voted for it last month."

will buildare going to buildbuildbuilt

"I've decided — I ___ buy a new laptop this weekend."

will buybuyam going to buybought

"It's Anna's birthday!" "___ get her some flowers." (spontaneous idea)

I'm going toII wouldI'll

"He ___ apply for the scholarship — he's been preparing his portfolio for months."

is going to applywill applyappliesapplied

"We ___ redecorate the living room — we've already chosen the paint."

will redecorateare going to redecorateredecorateredecorated