BE GOING TO VS.

WILL Miss Sylvia Santiago Miranda

I. FORM AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE “BE GOING TO” STRUCTURES.

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

+BE GOING TO + C. +BE +NOT + GOING

BE + + GOING TO + COMPL?
TO + COMPL?

I. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1. Be going to is used to express: TO TALK ABOUT PLANS and TO TALK ABOUT IMMINENT
SITUATIONS in the future.
2. What are the purposes of using WILL: TO EXPRESS BELIEFS ABOUT THE PRESENT OR FUTURE.
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE, WANT TO DO OR ARE WILLING TO DO. TO MAKE
PROMISES, OFFERS AND REQUESTS.

III. SOLVE THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES.

1. I WILL BE (FACTS) 20 years old next Wednesday. (WILL BE / AM GOING TO BE)

2. The University IS GOING TO BUY (PLANS) a new lathe in 2020. (WILL BUY / IS GOING TO BUY)
3. I think my professor WILL LIKE (POSSIBILITY) this project. (WILL LIKE / IS GOING TO LIKE)
4. My boss at Aeromexico WILL GIVE ME (FACTS) more responsibilities, because of my new position.
(WILL GIVE ME / IS GOING TO GIVE ME)
5. In my opinion, the planes ARE GOING ARRIVE (NEAR FUTURE) at about 4 in the afternoon. (WILL
ARRIVE / ARE GOING TO ARRIVE)
6. Just a moment. I AM GOING TO HELP (NEAR FUTURE) you interpret the blueprints. (WILL HELP
YOU / AM GOING TO HELP )
7. In 2025 planes ARE GOING TO INCLUIDE (PLANS) artificial intelligence. (WILL INCLUDE/ARE
GOING TO INCLUDE)
8. NASA WILL GIVE (FACTS) an interesting conference next week. (WILL GIVE / IS GOING TO GIVE)
9. The modern plane IS GOING TO FLY (PREDICTIONS) to Venice in June. (WILL FLY / IS GOING TO
FLY)
10. Look at the clouds! It WILL RAIN (POSSIBILITY) soon. (WILL RAIN / IS GOING TO RAIN)
 BE GOING TO VS. WILL Miss Sylvia Santiago Miranda
IV. INCLUDE YOUR OWN EXAMPLES TO FORM SENTENCES, ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES GIVEN BELOW:

FUTURE WITH WILL: FUTURE WITH BE GOING TO:

RAPID DECISIONS: FUTURE PLANS

LET´S GO TO EAT TACOS I AM GOING TO STUDY THE PROCESSES OF

MANUFACTURING.
I WILL GO EAT TACOS WHIT YOU

PROMISES NEAR FUTURE / IMMINENT SITUATIONS

I WILL GO TO YOUR GRADUATION THEY ARE GOING HAVE LUNCH AT NOON

GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF OUR FAMILY

OFFERS OR REQUESTS PREDICTIONS

I WILL OFFER MANUFACTURING SERVICE YOU ARE GOING TO DO GREAT IN YOUR JOB
INTERVIEW

DREAMS

SOMEDAY I WILL BUY A BIG HOUSE

POSSIBILITIES

I WILL RAIN TODAY

FACTS

THE HURRICANE WILL HIT THIS SIDE OF

THE CITY