Topic: Future tenses Name:

will / won’t (be) going to

Example:
Rapid / spontaneous decisions taken at the Prior plan / decision taken before speaking.
moment of speaking A: what’s that bucket with water for?
A: Do you have plans for tonight? /B: No, I B: I’m going to wash my car.
think I will stay at home.
Offer: A: I don’t understand /
B: I will explain again
Promise: A: You need to study or the test
B: Ok, I will study.
Threat: Be quiet or I will call your parents
Predictions based on what you think. Prediction based on physical evidence:
I think one day we won’t need cash. Look at those dark clouds, It’s going to rain

John: It's too hot in this room. / Tom: _______________________________________

I going to open the windows. I'll open the windows.

I open the windows. I'm going to open the windows.

Oh, no! This computer is not working. / Really? ________________________________

I'm not going to call a technician. I'm going to call a technician.

I'll call a technician. I won't call a technician.

She is very creative and paints very well, so we’ve decided next year she
________________________________ study Arts at university.

is going will going is going to

I think electric vehicles _________________________________ contaminate or pollute our planet

is going to will are going to going to

What __________________________________do for your next summer holiday?

you will are you going to you are going is you going

This car is too old. When _________________________________ buy a new one?

they will they going are they going to are they going

In 20 years, smart/intelligent homes ___________________________________ the housework.

do are going to do is going to do will do

Susan's birthday is in July, so we’ve planned we______________________________ her a present

next week.

going to buying will buy buy are going to buy

I bought a new guitar because I _______________________at a concert on Friday.

will play going playing am going to playing am going to play

Helen: Are you hungry? / John: yes, I am. / Helen: ___________________________

Ok, I'm going to make a sandwich. Ok, I going make a sandwich.

Ok, I'll make a sandwich. Ok, I make a sandwich.

A: Why are you turning/ switching on the computer? /B: I ________________________ send an
email.

'll 'm going to won’t going

Where are you going? I ____________________________________ visit a customer / client.

'll 'm going to am going going to

Do you want me to help you? No thanks. I’ve already talked to john, He

____________________________________ help me.

'll 's going to going are going to

A: Would you prefer tea or coffee? / B: Let me think…, I _____________________________ have

some coffee, please.

will 'm going to going will not

A: Would you like to come to my house for dinner and talk about this?

B: Good idea. I _______________________________ bring some beers.

'm going to will going won’t

A: look at that airplane there, it’s on fire, It _______________________________________.

is going to crash will crash going crash is going crash
I think maybe one day we ___________________________________ in Mars.
living ‘re going to live going to live will live
A: What do you want to do, stay here or go to the park?
B: I don’t know, I am not sure I think I ___________________________ stay here.
am going to will going to go
A: Why do you need a towel? / B: Because I ____________________________ take a shower.

will am going to going to am going

In the future we ______________________________________ probably drive flying cars

are going to will going to is going