"Going to" or "Will" | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

The Conservatives __________ the election. They already have most of the votes.

are going to win

will to win

are winning

I am not sure that the Conservatives ___________ the next election.

will win

are going to win

are winning

Julie: There's no milk. John: I know. _______________ some when this TV programme finishes.

I'm going to get

I'll get

I'm getting

I get

Look at that very old tree! It looks as if it____________ soon.

’s going to fall down

is falling down

falls down

They promised they ______________ the package by noon.

will deliver

are delivering

“I ______________a blog.” (Pre-planned)

am going to start

am start

will start

am starting

No, I ____________ your dinner, you can cook it yourself. (refusal)

won’t cook

amn’t cooking

going to cook

I_____________ your parents what you did. (threat)

will inform

am going to inform

am informing

I__________ you to the airport tomorrow. (offer)

‘ll take

am taking

take

going to take

I promise I _____________ anyone you broke the window.

won’t tell

am not going to tell

am not telling

The sun _______________ tomorrow.

will rise

rises

is rising

going to rise

I think Manchester United ___________ the game. (for future)

will win

wins

is winning

Look at those black clouds. It __________.

is going to rain

rains

is raining

____________describes future plans decided before the moment of speaking.

Going to

Present Continuous

Present Simple

will

_____________ is used to express future actions decided at the moment of speaking (spontaneous decision)

will

going to

Present Simple

Present Continuous

For a prediction without present evidence or for general predictions,_____________ is more appropriate.

“will”

“going to”

Present Continuous

If a prediction is based on evidence in the present moment, _____________ is commonly used.

“going to”

"will"

Present Continuous

“I will answer the phone.”

spontaneous decision

prediction for future

Both "Will" and "Going to" can be used for making future predictions without having a real difference in meaning: I think it will be foggy tomorrow. = I think it is going to be foggy tomorrow.

True

False

Nick feels overworked. He was talking about relax. - _______________ take a vacation soon?

Is he going to

Will he

This batch of scanners is faulty! - Oh! Really? We _________ send it to our customers then.

won't

are not going to

I've heard it at the meeting. They ________ terminate the contract and pay the penalty.

are going to

will

It is 8.25. Tom is leaving home. His work starts at 8.30. He_______________.

is going to be late

will be late

I've just closed my account. - What will you do? - No idea. Possibly _____ an account with a more ethical bank.

I'll open

I am going to open

Guess what? Jack _______ transfer some of his responsibilities to his deputy!

is going to

will

It's really hot in here. _____ the window.

I'll open

I'm going to open

Choose: I'm going to / I'll visit my relatives in Australia this year. I've planned it for October.

I'm going

Choose: "Oh, great! That meeting's been cancelled. _____________ to that yoga class instead."

I'll go

I'm going