Exercices for be going to and will

be going to (A)

Add a sentence. Use the verbs in brackets.

§  (wash) Martin’s sweater is dirty. He’s going to wash it.

1.      (read) Mike has just bought a magazine.

2.      (fry) I’ve decided to eat these eggs.

3.      (sell) Mary doesn’t need the sofa.

4.      (correct) My work has several mistakes in it.

5.      (accept) Someone has offered Carol a job.

be going to (A)

Put in the verbs. Use be going to.

      Julia:          Oh, you’ve got the lawn-mower. Good. It’s time you cut the grass.

      Paul:          I ‘m not going to cut it now. I ¹ ’ m going to take the mower round to Steve’s house. He ² is going to borrow it for a couple of days. His mower has broken down.

      Julia:          ³ Is he going to move his lawn today?

      Paul:          I don’t know. I expect so.

      Julia:          I just hope it ⁴

 choose the right one:

1. take      2. borrow      3. he move       4. not rain

was/were going to (B)

Complete the sentence. Use was/were going to and these verbs: drive, get, go, pick, see.

§  The train left just as Harold was going to get on it.

1.      The shop closed just as I…………………………..in it.

2.      The phone stopped ringing just as I…………………………..it up.

3.      We went to the cinema, where we…………………………..a film about the Mafia, but it was so popular we couldn’t get in.

4.      Bob had trouble parking. A car took the last place in the car park just when he…………………………..into it.

will and won’t (C)

Use the notes to write predictions about the world fifty years from now.

§  there- be- twice- as many people        There will be twice as many people.

1.      the world- have- one government                   The world will…………….

2.      there- not be- any wars…………….

3.      computer- decide- our future…………….

4.      everyone-have- a personal robot…………….

5.      there- not be- any oil left…………….

people- travel- to other planets…………….