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Future Simple will vs going to

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Exercise 1: planned vs spontaneous

Use 'will' when the decision happens as the speaker talks. Use 'be going to' when the decision was already made earlier. Five answers need will and five need going to.

Set:

"The doorbell just rang." "I ___ it."

am going to getgetwill getgot

"I've already bought the tickets, so we ___ Hamilton on Saturday."

will seeare going to seesawsee

"We've run out of printer paper." "I ___ a pack from the shop downstairs."

grabgrabbedam going to grabwill grab

"I've decided: I ___ for the MBA next autumn."

will applyapplyappliedam going to apply

"That bag looks far too heavy for you. I ___ it."

will carrycarriedam going to carrycarry

"We've already hired a contractor, so we ___ the kitchen in March."

renovatedare going to renovatewill renovaterenovate

"There's no answer at the door." "I ___ calling her instead."

am going to trytriedwill trytry

"She submitted her application last week, so she ___ medicine."

is going to studystudiesstudiedwill study

"The laptop has frozen again." "I ___ it."

restartedwill restartrestartam going to restart

"The board approved it yesterday, so they ___ a new branch in Madrid."

are going to openopenwill openopened