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

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My train __________ at six tonight.

is leaving

will leave

leaves

Look at those black clouds. It __________.

rains

is raining

is going to rain

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

is going to

will

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

Present Continuous

will

going to

Present Simple

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

"will"

Present Continuous

“going to”

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

I'll go

I'm going

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

I am going to open

I'll open

His class ___________ at 9am tomorrow.

starts

is going to start

is starting

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

I'm going to get

I'll get

I get

I'm getting

“I ______________a blog.” (Pre-planned)

am start

am starting

will start

am going to start

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

Will he

Is he going to

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

will

are going to

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

will to win

are going to win

are winning

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

are winning

are going to win

will win

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

are not going to

won't

I__________ you to the airport tomorrow. (offer)

‘ll take

going to take

take

am taking

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

Present Continuous

“will”

“going to”

This weekend we ______________ a dog from the animal shelter.

going to taking

will taking

are taking

On Friday our family _______________ a B-day celebrations for my son. Will you come?

organizes

is organizing

will organize

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

will win

wins

is winning

I promise I _____________ anyone you broke the window.

am not going to tell

am not telling

won’t tell

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

are winning

will to win

are going to win

I_____________ your parents what you did. (threat)

am informing

am going to inform

will inform

They promised they ______________ the package by noon.

are delivering

will deliver

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

I'm going to open

I'll open

“I will answer the phone.”

prediction for future

spontaneous decision

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

is going to be late

will be late

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

’s going to fall down

falls down

is falling down

____________describes future plans decided before the moment of speaking.

will

Going to

Present Simple

Present Continuous

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

amn’t cooking

won’t cook

going to cook

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

I'm going

The sun _______________ tomorrow.

rises

going to rise

will rise

is rising

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

We _____________ Jim at the airport tomorrow.

are meeting

both

are going to meet