WILL vs. TO BE GOING TO Choose a correct option: 1. Tom will / is going to be 18 next year. 2. I think Sara will / is going to love this song. 3. My sister will / is going to study in Warsaw. 4. Look at the sky! It will / is going to rain. 5. „I've got a headache." „I will / am going to get you a painkiller." 6. I will / am going to make a pizza. Have we got any cheese in the fridge? 7. I will / am going to send you an sms in the evening, I promise. 8. I spoke to Helen yesterday. She will / is going to buy a new car. 9. Don't worry. I'm sure everything will / is going to be ok! 10. „What are your plans for the weekend?" „I will / am going to go to the cinema. I've won a ticket for the latest James Bond movie."

WILL vs. TO BE GOING TO

WILL используется для:

• Предсказаний, основанных на личном мнении или опыте (1, 2).
• Спонтанных решений, принятых в момент речи (5, 6).
• Предложений и обещаний (7).
• Неожиданных событий или фактов (9).

TO BE GOING TO используется для:

• Планы и намерения, принятые до момента речи (3, 6, 7, 10).
• Предсказаний, основанных на видимых признаках (4).
• Событий, которые неизбежны (1).
• Решений, принятых до момента речи (8).

Ответы:

1. Tom will be 18 next year. (Предсказание)
2. I think Sara will love this song. (Предсказание, основанное на мнении)
3. My sister is going to study in Warsaw. (План, намерение)
4. Look at the sky! It is going to rain. (Предсказание, основанное на признаке)
5. „I've got a headache." „I will get you a painkiller." (Спонтанное решение, предложение)
6. I am going to make a pizza. Have we got any cheese in the fridge? (План, намерение)
7. I will send you an sms in the evening, I promise. (Обещание)
8. I spoke to Helen yesterday. She is going to buy a new car. (План, намерение, принятое ранее)
9. Don't worry. I'm sure everything will be ok! (Предсказание, основанное на уверенности)
10. „What are your plans for the weekend?" „I am going to go to the cinema. I've won a ticket for the latest James Bond movie." (План, намерение)