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Be Going To will vs going to

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Exercise 1 — Plans (going to) vs spontaneous decisions (will)

Use 'be going to' for plans made before the moment of speaking. Use 'will' for decisions made at the moment. Exactly 5 sentences need going to and 5 need will.

Set:

"I've registered for the marathon — I ___ run it in April."

am going to runwill runrunran

"The bin is full." "___ take it out." (deciding just now)

I'm going toI'llII would

"She ___ present at the conference — she's been preparing for weeks."

will presentpresentsis going to presentpresented

"The office is too hot." "___ open a window." (reacting now)

I'm going toII wouldI'll

"We've already agreed — we ___ split the costs equally."

are going to splitwill splitsplitsplits

"I forgot to call the client!" "___ do it now." (deciding right now)

I'm going toI'llII would

"They ___ launch the new product in March — the date is confirmed."

will launchlaunchare going to launchlaunched

"The cups are dirty." "___ wash them." (spontaneous)

I'm going toII wouldI'll

"He ___ take a sabbatical — he submitted the request last month."

is going to takewill taketakestook

"I can't find my keys!" "Don't worry — ___ help you look." (instant offer)

I'm going toI'llII would

Home/Tenses/Be Going To/will vs going to

Be Going To will vs going to

HardB1

Exercise 1 — Plans (going to) vs spontaneous decisions (will)

Use 'be going to' for plans made before the moment of speaking. Use 'will' for decisions made at the moment. Exactly 5 sentences need going to and 5 need will.

Set:

"I've registered for the marathon — I ___ run it in April."

am going to runwill runrunran

"The bin is full." "___ take it out." (deciding just now)

I'm going toI'llII would

"She ___ present at the conference — she's been preparing for weeks."

will presentpresentsis going to presentpresented

"The office is too hot." "___ open a window." (reacting now)

I'm going toII wouldI'll

"We've already agreed — we ___ split the costs equally."

are going to splitwill splitsplitsplits

"I forgot to call the client!" "___ do it now." (deciding right now)

I'm going toI'llII would

"They ___ launch the new product in March — the date is confirmed."

will launchlaunchare going to launchlaunched

"The cups are dirty." "___ wash them." (spontaneous)

I'm going toII wouldI'll

"He ___ take a sabbatical — he submitted the request last month."

is going to takewill taketakestook

"I can't find my keys!" "Don't worry — ___ help you look." (instant offer)

I'm going toI'llII would