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I _______ (will be/am going to be) a doctor when I finish university.

I am going to be a doctor when I finish university. (prediction)

I think I_______ (will be/am going to be) rich when I am older.

I am going to be rich when I am older. (prediction that we're not sure about)

________ (are you getting/do you think you will get) married before you're 30?

Do you think you will get married before you're 30? (prediction)

Can I borrow 90 dollars? I _______ (will pay/am going to pay) you back tomorrow.

Can I borrow 90 dollars? I will pay you back tomorrow. (They just decided this plan)

I'm going home. I _______ (am seeing/will see) you tomorrow. Bye!

I'm going home. I'll see you tomorrow. Bye! (they just decided)

I ________ (will go/am going to go) home after this lesson.

I am going to go home after this lesson. (It's a plan)

I ________ (will meet/am meeting) my friends at the cinema after work tomorrow.

I am meeting my friends at the cinema after work tomorrow. (fixed plan)

I haven't made any plans for Halloween. I __________ (am staying/will probably stay) at home.

I haven't made any plans for Easter. I will probably stay at home. (They're not sure what they will do)

I _______ (am flying/will fly) to London tomorrow night.

I am flying to London tomorrow night. (fixed plan)

Look at those clouds! It (is going to rain / will rain)!

Look at those clouds! It is going to rain! - Use the future with "going to" when you can see that something is about to happen.

(I will be studying / I will have studied) at 9 tomorrow evening.

I will be studying at nine tomorrow evening. (use the future continuous to express what will be happening at a specific moment in the future.)

Unless he arrives soon, we (will not go/ are not going) to the party.

Unless he arrives soon, we will not go to the party. (Use the future with "will" in first conditional sentences)

We'll go out for dinner when he (gets in / will get in)

We'll go out for dinner when he gets in. (use the future with "will" when using "when" or "if")

John hasn't eaten. - Don't worry (I will make / I am going to make) him a sandwich.

John hasn't eaten. - Don't worry I will make him a sandwich. (Use the future with '"will" to react to a present situation.)

Jack (is having / will have) a dinner party next Saturday.

Jack is having a dinner party next Saturday. (events which have been planned for the future)

Oh no! I've broken the vase. I ________ (will say/am going to say) that Nemo broke it.

Oh no! I've broken the vase. I will say that Nemo broke it. (Use the future with "will" when reacting to something that happens at that moment)

Peter knows that he (will / is going to) fly to Chicago next week

Peter knows that he is going to fly to Chicago next week. (future plans)