TO BE GOING TO vs WILL

(The Future Simple)  {will + V}

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple

1. I (know) ___________ the result in a week
2. You (be) __________in Rome tonight
3. You (have) ___________________________________time to help me tomorrow?
4. It (matter) _______________________________if I don’t come home till morning?
5. Do you think that he (recognize) ____________________me?
6. Unless he runs he (not catch) ____________________________the train
7. He (lend) _______________________it to you if you ask him
8. I hope I (find) _____________________it.
9. I am sure that you (like) __________________________our new house
10. I wonder how many of us still (be) ___________________here next year.
11. He (believe) ____________________whatever you tell him
12. I (remember) ______________________________this day all my life
13. I hope he (buy) _______________wine
14. What your father (say) _________________________when he hears about this accident? 
15.  he (not say) __________________much but he  (not borrow) me the car again
16. She (have) $3000 a year when she is twenty-one
17. He (mind) __________________if I bring my dog?
18. Paper (no be) ________________delivered to your company
19. The President (drive) __________________along the High Street in an open car.
20. I (see) ______________________her tomorrow?
21. The window cleaner (not come) _____________________at 8 tomorrow
22. He (not write) _____________________to you unless you write to him.

2. Write these sentences, putting the verbs into the future simple

1. I am sure he (not be) ____________________________late.
2. How long (the journey take) _____________________________?
3. I suppose (she be) ____________________________in London next week
4. John (phone) __________________your office for you
5. (There be) ________________________many people at the meeting?
6. What time _______________________(this movie start)?
7. He (never agree) _______________________to your idea.
8. The company (not give) ___________________________you an extra day’s holiday.
9. There (not be) _______________________________any newspapers tomorrow.
10. You (never see) _________________________________your money again
11.  What’s the matter? (I phone) the doctor.
12.  Don’t touch that! You (hurt) _____________________yourself!

3. What will you do?

1	It is raining hard
2	You have a big salary rise
3	You fell down in the middle of the street
4	You want to run your own business
5	Your grandmother gives you      $ 30000  for your birthday
6	There is no food in the house
7	You are fired
8	It’s your mother-in-law birthday today
9	You hate your job
10	Your boss is in hospital
11	You missed your lesson

TO BE GOING TO    vs    WILL

Going to	Future plan – decided before time of speaking	I am going to leave next week
	Future result from evidence	He is going to fall off his bike
Will	Future willingness	I won’t do it
	Sudden decision  made at time of speaking	I’ll phone her now.

4. Complete the sentences in Future with “going to”

1. Question: What (change \ you) ______________________in the next campaign?
2. Answer: We (start) _____________________planning the campaign earlier.
3. And we (focus) ____________________on a specific target group.
4. Question: How (do\you) ___________________that?
5. Answer: We (cram\not) _________________that much information into our campaign
6. Instead, the campaign (leave) __________________just one clear message.
7. Question: Which target group (reach\you) ___________________________?
8. Answer: Our next campaign (target) ___________________at housewives aged 30 to 40
9. Question: How (get| you) _______________these prospects to buy our products?
10. Answer: The campaign (make) __________________clear that these products can make life a lot easier for the housewife.  

      5.  Write the correct form of going to, will

1. “Why is Shella getting a passport?”  “She ______________live in Spain for a year
2. I know she ______________(not) agree with this idea.
3. I think the film ________________________(be) a big success.
4. I don’t feel very well this morning. “ Oh dear. _______________I look after the children for you?”
5. The managing director ____________________sack two hundred people next month.
6. There’s someone at the door. “ Ok, I ______________________answer it”
7. She ____________________never see her parents again
8. “Is that your new stereo?”  “Yes, but it doesn’t work. I _______________to take it back to the shop!”
9. I think the exam __________________________be easy.
10. “I see Hannah and Peter together a lot.” “ Yes, they ____________________get married”
11. You ___________________probably have a really good time.
12. The dog looks ill. I think it ________________________be sick.