Future Tense: Will vs. Be Going To

What color? I ____________(paint) the walls yellow.

• painting

• am going to paint

• didn’t paint

• painting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

__________(he/have) time to do his homework?

• Do I have

• Will he have

• Did he have

• Is he having

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I ___ _______ __ eat ice-cream tomorrow.

• are going to

• is going to

• am going to

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

They............................... (do) it for you tomorrow

• will do

• do

• does

• won't

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

My father............ (call) you in 5 minutes

• calls

• am calling

• will call

• is calling

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We believe that she .................(recover) from her illness soon

• recover

• recovers

• is recovering

• will recover

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I promise I ................(return) school on time.

• return

• will return

• returns

• am returning

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Mary is stuck in traffic. She _________ (arrive) late to work.

• will be arrive

• is going to be

• will be arriving

• will arriving

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The future simple tense uses the formula (check all that apply):

• will not + V1

• will + V3

• will + V1

• won't + be going to

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We use the phrase "be going to".... (check all that apply)

• to talk about

• to talk about future plans and intentions.

• to predict that something is going to happen with proof or information.

• to replace "will/won't" in a question or sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D