Will VS Be Going To
Watch out! You _____________ (hurt) yourself.
will hurt
I __________________ (play) bridge tonight with Tom and Ann.
am playing
We are having some friends for lunch tomorrow.
TRUE
[That is a future arrangement]
Look at the sky! It ________________ (rain).
is going to rain
I am pretty sure our teacher _______________ (not/ give) us any homework.
won't give
A: 'I haven't got my phone.'
B: 'That's OK.
A: I ____________ (lend) you mine.
will lend
He ______________ (have) an operation next week.
is having
Look! There are black clouds in the sky. It will rain.
FALSE
It is going to rain [If there are black clouds in the sky, the sentence is not making a prediction per say, but rather stating a fact]
Marry thinks that Mark ______________ (be) a famous actor soon.
will be
Can you see this woman? She ______________ (have) a baby.
is going to have
It's Julia's birthday next week, so we ______________ (buy) her some flowers.
are going to buy
I _________________ (read) you some of my own poems.
am going to read
I decided I am going to start exercising.
TRUE
[That is an intention that the speaker is making for his/her future]
Next week Frank and Teresa ______________ (fly) to New York. They have already bought tickets.
are flying
We _____________ (watch) a film tomorrow with Billy.
He ______________ (come) to my house.
are watching
is coming
You _____________ (not like) that film. It's very frightening. Let's choose another one.
won't like
It’s very cold. I _________________ (light) a fire.
am going to light
We are taking the children to the seaside this summer.
TRUE
[That is a future arrangement]
A: "Someone is knocking on the door".
B: I _________________ (open) it.
will open
In five days his cousins ____________ (open) their new restaurant.
are opening
Look! The coach _____________ (leave)!
Run or we'll miss it.
is going to leave
My nephew __________________ (come) to stay with me next week.
is coming
Sam is travelling around Thailand this autumn.
TRUE
[That is a future arrangement]
Gina is seven. She says she _______________ (be) a doctor when she grows up.
will be
I am so excited because next month we ___________ (move) to a new flat.
are moving