WILL + infinitive GOING TO + infinitive

We use WILL for... We use GOING TO for...

- predictions without evidence - predictions with evidence
"I will be rich and famous" "Look! David is going to crash against that
- offering our help tree!"
"I'll help you with those heavy books" - future intentions
- sudden decisions "I'm going to study law at university next
"It's raining. I'll take an umbrella!" year"
Choose the correct verb for the following sentences. Do not use abbreviations:
1) Next summer, I ____________________ (travel) to New York. My sister lives there and
she bought me a plane ticket for my birthday.
2) It's getting cold. I ______________________ (take) my coat!
3) Are you going to the cinema? Wait for me. I __________________________ (go) with
you!
4) Jane and Tom __________________________ (not/study) medicine next year.
Jane _____________________ (study) French and Tom ___________________ (take) a
gap year.
5. Mrs Simons, those bags seem quite heavy. I _____________________ (help) you carry
them.
6. Experts say the Earth _____________________________ (suffer) seriously if we
continue polluting.
7. Look at those black clouds. I think it ___________________________ (rain).
8. Bye Bye Joe. I ___________________________ (phone) you as soon as I arrive
home!
9. What _______________________ (do) tomorrow? I _______________________ (visit)
my grandparents.
10. Anne: "I don't have enough money to pay for my lunch."
Peter: " I ____________________________ (lend) you some."
Complete the sentences with the correct verb and match them with the picture:

___________ ______________ ______________ ________________ ____________

a) What a beautiful girl! I _____________________ (invite her) out next Saturday!

b) I'm bored. I don't know what to do. I know! I __________________________ (read) a
Harry Potter book!
c) Josh is nervous today. He has bought Annie a bunch of flowers because
he ______________________________ (ask her out).
d) Those watermelons seem delicious. We _______________________ (buy) one!
e) We have been thinking about it and we have decided that we _____________________
( buy) this year.
Use the words in brackets to put the following into the correct tense – the future simple
(will) or ‘going to’ future.
1 . John: Did you remember to bring that book I lent you?

Paul: Oh, sorry, I forgot again. I (bring) ______________________ it tomorrow.

2. Martina: Do you know what to buy your sister for her birthday?

Tom: Yes. I (buy) __________________________ her a book on gardening.

3. I don't feel like going out this evening. I (stay) ______________________ at home and

watch TV.
4. Elizabeth: There's someone at the door.

Mark: I (go) ______________________ and see who it is.

5. David: Do you know that Mark (open) __________________________ a shop in the
centre of town?

Jana: Really? What type of shop?

6. I've decided that I (look) ____________________________ for a new job.
Read and complete with the correct Future tense:
1. Look out ! we _____________________ crash.
2. I hope one day I____________________ have more free time.
3. This evening I_____________________ stay at home and watch tv.
4. Perhaps in a few hundred years everybody___________________ have an easy life.
5. We____________________ spend the weekend in the mountains.
6. Do you think it___________________ rain tonight ?
7. If both parents have blue eyes, their children ___________________ have blue eyes.
8. We_____________________ buy a new car.
9. He_______________________ study abroad next year.
10. She hopes her baby______________________ be a girl.

1 I feel really tired. I think I ______ go to bed.

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'm going to
2 Where are you going? I ______ visit a customer.
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'm going to
3 Do you want me to help you? No thanks. John ______ help me.
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's going to
4 Would you prefer tea or coffee? I ______ have some coffee, please.
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'm going to
5 Would you like to come to my house for dinner and talk about this?

Good idea. I ______ bring some wine.

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'm going to
6 I've already decided. I ______ buy a new car
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'm going to
7 What are your plans for next week? I ______ to fly to New York on business.
Probably on Tuesday but I haven't bought my ticket yet.
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'm going to
8 What are your plans for the holidays? I ______ visit my parents for a few days
and then go walking in Scotland.
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'm going to
9 Why are you wearing your best suit? I ______ have lunch with my biggest
customer.
'll
'm going to
10 Do you want to have the chicken or the beef? I think ______ have the beef.
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'm going to
11 My head hurts. Sit down and I ______ get you an aspirin.
'll
'm going to
12 We need some more ink for the printer. I ______ go to the shop and get some.
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'm going to
13 Look! There's smoke coming out of the photocopier. You turn it off and I
______ phone the safety officer
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'm going to
14 I cannot see how to use this spreadsheet. Don't worry. I ______ help you.
'll
'm going to
15 I need to speak to you today. I'm going out now but I ______ be back later.
'll
'm going to
16 Did you phone Michael? I'm sorry. I completely forgot. I ______ do it now.
'll
'm going to
17 Can you help me with this? I don't understand. I ______ give you a hand as
soon as I've finished this.
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'm going to
18 That's much too heavy for one person. I ______ give you a hand.
'll
'm going to

19 Could somebody answer the phone? I ______ get it.

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'm going to
20 It's really hot in here. I ______ put on the air-conditioning.
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'm going to

1) Philipp ____________________________________15 next Wednesday. be)

2) They ____________________________________ a new computer. (get)

3) I think my mother ___________________________________this CD. (like)

4) Paul's sister ___________________________________ a baby. (have)

5) They ____________________________________ at about 4 in the afternoon. ( arrive)

6) Just a moment. I ____________________________________you with the bags. ( help)

7) In 2020 people ____________________________________more hybrid cars. ( buy)

8) Marvin ___________________________________a party next week. (throw)

9) We ___________________________________to Venice in June. ( fly)

10) Look at the clouds! It ___________________________ soon. ( rain)

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING WILL OR GOING TO

1. I ______ (get married) next year.
2. These schoes are very dirty. I ______ (clean) them.
3. As soon as I arrive, I ______ (send) you a postcard.
4. This car is very old. I ______ (buy) a new one.
5. If you don't leave, I ______ (call) the police.
 6. I ______ (take) the state exam next year.
7. Is she helps you with your homework, I _______ (tell) the teacher.
8. I ______ (be) thirty next month.
9. I have a special plan for the weekend. I ______ (learn) how to make a cake.

 Type the correct verb in the boxes below: Sell – ride – buy – start –
watch - study – rain – walk - Cook - see
1. John doesn't like driving so he's going to __________________________ his bike to work.
2. Helen sold her house and now she's going to _________________________ another one.
3. Would you like to buy my books. I'm going to __________________________ them tomorrow.
4. George has an exam next week. He's going to __________________________ every day until the exam.
5. I'm hungry. I'm going to ______________________________ cooking dinner soon.
6. The clouds are black. It's going to ________________________________.
7. That's a good movie. I'm going to ________________________________ it tomorrow.
8. I'm not going out tonight. I'm going to ________________________________ TV.
9. Can we have lunch now? Yes, I'm going to __________________________________ it in a minute.
10. Our car is at the mechanics. We're going to _________________________________ to the party tonight.