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Future Simple will vs going to

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Exercise 1 — Planned vs spontaneous

Use 'will' for spontaneous decisions (made at the moment of speaking). Use 'be going to' for plans made before the moment. Exactly 5 answers use will and 5 use going to.

Set:

"The doorbell rang." "I ___ get it." (decided just now)

I'll get itam going to getgetwas going to get

"I've already bought the tickets. We ___ see Hamilton on Saturday."

will seeare going to seeseewould see

"We have no milk." "I ___ get some from the corner shop." (deciding now)

am going to getwould get'll getget

"I've decided — I ___ apply for the MBA programme next year."

will applyapplywas going to applyam going to apply

"This bag is too heavy for you." "___ carry it for you." (instant offer)

I'llI'm going toII would

"We ___ renovate the kitchen — we've already hired a contractor."

will renovaterenovateare going to renovaterenovated

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

I'm going toI wouldII'll

"She ___ study medicine — she submitted her application last week."

will studyis going to studystudiesstudied

"The computer's crashed." "I ___ restart it." (deciding right now)

am going todo'llwould

"They ___ open a new branch in Madrid — the board approved it yesterday."

will openopenwould openare going to open

Home/Tenses/Future Simple/will vs going to

Future Simple will vs going to

HardB1

Exercise 1 — Planned vs spontaneous

Use 'will' for spontaneous decisions (made at the moment of speaking). Use 'be going to' for plans made before the moment. Exactly 5 answers use will and 5 use going to.

Set:

"The doorbell rang." "I ___ get it." (decided just now)

I'll get itam going to getgetwas going to get

"I've already bought the tickets. We ___ see Hamilton on Saturday."

will seeare going to seeseewould see

"We have no milk." "I ___ get some from the corner shop." (deciding now)

am going to getwould get'll getget

"I've decided — I ___ apply for the MBA programme next year."

will applyapplywas going to applyam going to apply

"This bag is too heavy for you." "___ carry it for you." (instant offer)

I'llI'm going toII would

"We ___ renovate the kitchen — we've already hired a contractor."

will renovaterenovateare going to renovaterenovated

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

I'm going toI wouldII'll

"She ___ study medicine — she submitted her application last week."

will studyis going to studystudiesstudied

"The computer's crashed." "I ___ restart it." (deciding right now)

am going todo'llwould

"They ___ open a new branch in Madrid — the board approved it yesterday."

will openopenwould openare going to open