Will or Be going to?

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Future with intention can usually be expressed by will + infinitive or the be going to form. Very often either of these can be used, but when the intention is clearly premeditated the be going to form must be used, and when the intention is clearly unpremeditated we must
list' will + infinitive.
Put the verbs in brackets into one of these two forms. (In some of the examples the present continuous could be used instead of the be going to form.)

1 The fire has gone out! ~
So it has. I (go) and get some sticks.
2 Did you remember to book seats? ~
Oh no, I forgot. I (telephone) for them now.
3 He has just been taken to hospital with a broken leg. ~
I'm sorry to hear that. I (send) him some grapes.
4 I've hired a typewriter and I (learn) to type.
5 I see that you have got a loom. You (do) some weaving?
6 I can't understand this letter. ~
I (call) my son. He (translate) it for you.
7 You (buy) meat? ~
No, I (not eat) meat any more. I (eat) vegetables.
8 You've bought a lot of paint. You (redecorate) your kitchen?
9 Why are you getting out the jack? ~
We have a puncture and I (change) the wheel. ~
I (help) you.
10 Look what I've just bought at an auction! ~
What an extraordinary thing! Where you (put) it?
11 Why are you peeling that bit of garlic? ~
I (put) it in the stew.
12 What you (do) when you grow up? ~
I (be) an acrobat in a circus.
13 What are you going to do with that dress?~
I (shorten) the skirt.
14 Will you lend me your season ticket? ~
No, I (not lend) it to you. It is against the law.
15 That tree makes the house very dark. ~
Very well, I (cut) it down.
16 I've just enrolled at the local technical college. I (attend) pottery
classes next winter.
17 How do I get from here to London Bridge? ~
I don't know, but I (ask) that policeman.
18 Why are you carrying a corkscrew? ~
I (open) a bottle of wine.
19 Why's he putting the camera on a tripod? ~
He (take) a group photo.
20 My brother has just returned from America. ~
Oh good, we (ask) him to our next party.
21 Why have you set your alarm to go off at five-thirty? ~
Because I (get) up then. I've got a lot to do.
22 I'm turning this cupboard into a darkroom. I (develop) my own films.
23 You look frozen. Sit down by the fire and I (make) you a cup of tea.
24 They've brought a rope and they (tow) the car to a garage.
25 I haven't bought any cigarettes because I (give) up smoking.
26 I have tried to explain but she doesn't understand English. ~
I (say) it to her in Finnish: perhaps she'll understand that.
27 I've come out without any money. ~
Never mind, I (lend) you some. How much do you want?
28 Do you see that car? They (raffle) it for charity.
29 They've hired a bulldozer. They (clear) away this rubble.
30 Child: I've torn my dress.
Mother: I (mend) it for you.
31 I'm catching the 6.30 train. ~
So am 1. I (give) you a lift to the station.
32 I've bought some blue velvet and I (make) curtains for this room.
33 Why are you carrying that saw? ~
I (shorten) the legs of the dining room table.
34 Why are you taking that big basket? ~
I (buy) a lot of vegetables.
35 I've planned my future for the next ten years. ~
That is very clever of you. What you (do) when you leave the university?
36 Why are you putting that old loaf into a paper bag? ~
I (give) it to Mrs Pitt for her hens.

 

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Cevap: Will or Be going to?

(shall can be replaced by will. Contractions may be used.)
1 will go 2 will telephone 3 will send 4 am going to learn 5 are you going to do 6 will call, will translate 7 are you going to buy, am not going to eat, am going to eat 8 are you going to redecorate 9 am going to change, will help 10 are you going to put 11 am going to put 12 are you going to do, am going to be 13 am going to shorten 14 won't lend 15 will cut 16 am going to attend 17 will ask 18 am going to open 19 is going to take 20 will ask 21 am going to get 22 am going to develop 23 will make 24 are going to tow 25 am going to give up/am giving up 26 will say 27 will lend 28 are going to raffle 29 are going to clear 30 will mend 31 will give 32 am going to make 33 am going to shorten 34 am going to buy 35 are you going to do 36 am going to give

 

[Bilge Gökçen]

Cevap: Will or Be going to?

Both will you and are you going to can introduce questions about future intentions. But will you very often introduces a request or invitation. For this reason are you going to is more usual than will you in questions about intentions, are you going to must of course be used when the intention is obviously premeditated. (See also Exercise 55.)

Put the verbs in brackets into one of these two forms. Where both are possible it will be noted in the key. (In some examples the present continuous tense could be used instead of the be going to form.) The exercise contains requests, invitations, and questions about intentions.

1 You (open) the door for me, please? ~
Yes, certainly.
2 You (do) the washing-up tonight? ~
No, I think it can wait till tomorrow.
3 I'm looking for my easel. ~
You (paint) someone's portrait?
4 'You (read) this passage aloud, please,' said the examiner.
5 You (eat) any more of this, or shall I tell the waiter to take it away?
6 You aren't wearing your climbing boots. You (not climb) the mountain with the others?
7 'You (listen) to me!' said his mother angrily.
8 You (put) my car away from me, please? ~
Yes, certainly.
9 You (have) another cup of coffee? ~
No, thank you.
10 Why did you buy all these eggs? You (make) an enormous omelette?
11 There's the phone again. Take no notice. ~
You (not answer) it?
12 You (come) and see me after the class? I want to discuss your work with you.
13 I see that you have ordered the Guardian. You really (read) it?
14 You (buy) stamps? ~
Yes, I am. ~
Then you (buy) some for me, please?
15 You (lend) me your fishing rod? ~
Yes, of course. Where you (fish)?
16 You (finish) this book or shall I take it back to the library?
17 You (give) me lOp, please? ~
Yes, here you are. You (make) a telephone call?
18 You (leave) that coil of barbed wire in the hall? Someone will fall over it if you do.
19 You (bath) your dog? ~
Yes, you (help) me?
20 You (drive), please? I don't like driving at night.
21 You (ride) that horse? He looks very bad-tempered to me.
22 You (eat) it raw? You will be ill if you do.
23 You (have) some of this cake? I made it myself.
24 You really (call) the fire brigade? I don't think it is at all necessary.
25 You (paint) the whole room by yourself? It will take you ages.
26 You (be) ready in five minutes?
27 Hostess: John, you (sit) here at the end of the table?
28 You (do) something for me? ~
Yes, of course; what is it?
29 You (be) angry if he refuses to help you?
30 Why have you brought your typewriter? You (work) this weekend?
31 You (call) me at six? I have to catch an early train.
32 You (walk) there in this rain? You'll get awfully wet.
33 You (sign) here, please?
34 What are all those notes for? You (give) a lecture?
35 Why do you want a candle? You (explore) the caves?
36 If I catch some fish, you (cook) them for me?

 

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Cevap: Will or Be going to?

1 will you open 2 are you going to do 3 are you going to paint 4 will you read 5 are you going to eat 6 aren't you going to climb 7 will you listen 8 will you put 9 will you have 10 are you going to make 11 aren't you going to answer 12 will you come
13 are you really going to read 14 are you going to buy, will you buy 15 will you lend, are you going to fish 16 are you going to finish 17 will you give, are you going to make 18 are you going to leave 19 are you going to bath, will you help 20 will you drive 21 are you going to ride 22 are you going to eat 23 will you have 24 are you really going to call
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