PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE: WILL/GOING TO

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE: WILL/GOING TO

We use will and going to in the present continuous tense to talk about future events, plans and arrangements

Will

• To talk about future actions decided at the moment of speaking. (Example: I will go stargazing now.)

• To predict based on personal opinions/experiences. (Example: I think the torchlight will run out of batteries)

• To express a future fact. (Example: The sun will rise tomorrow)

going to

• To talk about future plans decided before the moment of speaking. (Example: Sheila is going to watch a documentary next week.)

• To predict based on present evidence. (Example: It is going to rain soon.)

• To express something that is about to happen. (Example: Look, the airplane is going to depart.)

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Multiple Choice

Patrick says that he thinks his mother______ this CD. (to like)

• is going to liked

• are going to like

• will like

• won't liked

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It’s 5 o'clock already. We ___________ the bus. (to miss)

• are going to miss

• will mis

• are to miss

• is going to miss

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Look at the dark clouds! It ________soon. (to rain)

• will rain

• is going to rain

• will be rain

• won't rain

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Watch out! You _______yourself (to hurt)

• will hurt

• is going to hurt

• are going to hurt

• will are hurt

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Paul's sister __________ a baby until she is 30 years old. (not to have)

• isn't going to have

• will have not

• is going to hasn't

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My friends told her that they ________ tonight because they are grounded. (To stay in)

• will be stay in

• are going to stay in

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They always say that in 2020 people _________ more hybrid cars (to buy) but I don't believe in that.

• is going to buy

• will buy

• are going to bought

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If you don’t stop bullying her, I _________ the teacher. (to tell)

• is going to tell

• am going to tell

• will tell

• are going to tell

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Anna says that they__________ to Venice in June (to fly)

• will fly

• are going to fly

• is going to fly

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Would you like tea or coffee? I _______coffee. (to have)

• am going to have

• will have

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I ............. interview them .

• is going to

• am going to

• will

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Sara is a good student. I'm sure she……… pass the exam.

• won't

• will

• is going to

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Huda ........ visit me next Friday .

• will

• is going to

• going to

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I think this day ............. be a happy day.

• is going to

• going to

• will

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Look at those clouds. It .......... start raining soon .

• is going to

• going to

• will

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I can see this ............. be a great evening

• will

• is going to

• going to

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I'm thirsty, so I ..... drink water.

• going to

• will

• am going to

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We hope that the problem ..... be solved soon.

• won't

• is going to

• will

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Omar ......... get married next week.

• going to

• is going to

• am going to

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I .......... carry those bags for you.

• will

• am going to

• will be