WILL/ BE GOING TO/ BE

Ving
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II. GRAMMAR
1. FORM

Put the following sentences into suitable column

1. We will invite many people

2. We are going to invite many people
3. He is playing tennis on Monday afternoon.
4. Is Ben having dinner with Ken on Sunday?
5. Is it going to rain?
6. We won’t stay long.
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II. Grammar
1. FORM
Will + V Be + going to + V Be + Ving

1. We will invite 2. We are going to 3. He is playing

many people invite many people tennis on
Monday afternoon.

6. We won’t stay long.5. Is it going to rain? 4. Is Ben having

dinner with
Ken on Sunday?
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II. GRAMMAR
1. FORM
Will + V Be + going to + V Be + Ving

(+) S+ Will + V S+ is/am/are S+ is/am/are + Ving

+ going to+ V

(-) S + Will + not + V S+ is/am/are + not S+ is/am/are not

+ going to+ V + Ving

(?) Will + S + V? Is/am/are+ S+ Is/am/are+ S+ Ving?

going to V?
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II. GRAMMAR
1. FORM
2. Will + V and Be going to

Intention
(ý định)

Prediction
(dự đoán)
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That’s great idea!

Let’s have a party We will invite many
people

I will….

past NOW future

SUE SAM
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Later that
day
Sam and I have decided to have a party.
We are going to invite many people
before

I am going to….

past now future

SUE TOM
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II. GRAMMAR
1. FORM
2. Will + V and Be going to

Intention
(ý định)

Prediction
(dự đoán)
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Look at those black

clouds!
It is going to rain.
I think the weather will be nice this afternoon.
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II. GRAMMAR
1. FORM
2. Will + V and Be going to
3. The present progressive/continuous (future meaning)
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3. The present progressive (future meaning)

He is playing tennis on Monday afternoon

He is doing homework on Tuesday evening

He is having dinner with Kate on Friday

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II. GRAMMAR

Will + V Be + going to Be + Ving

+V (present continuous)

Intention Quyết định NGAY Quyết định TRƯỚC

Ý định tại thời điểm nói. khi nói ( chưa có
(lời hứa, đề nghị, kế hoạch cụ thể)
đề xuất)

KHÔNG căn cứ, CÓ CĂN CỨ

Prediction
dựa trên ý kiến, (evidence) , bằng
Dự đoán
quan điểm cá nhân chứng cụ thể

Sự việc ĐÃ được
Arrangement
sắp xếp, lên kế
Sắp xếp GO, COME hoạch CỤ THỂ

GO, COME
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ii. grammar
3. Practice
Exercise 1. Choose the correct option in the brackets.
1. Tell me your plan, Lan. What (are you doing/ will you do) this
Saturday evening?
2. I fell terrible. I think I (will be/ am going to be ) sick.
3. Marry ( will get married/ is getting married) next week
4. There’s a good play on TV tonight. ( Will you/ Are you going
to ) watch it ?
5. There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. It (will / Is going to )
rain.
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grammar
3. Practice
Exercise 1. Choose the correct option in the brackets.

1. Tell me your plan, Lan. What ( are you doing/

will you do) this Saturday evening?
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grammar
3. Practice
Exercise 1. Choose the correct option in the brackets.
2. Marry ( will get married/ is getting married )
next week.
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grammar
3. Practice
Exercise 1. Choose the correct option in the brackets.

3. There’s a good play on TV tonight.

( Will you / Are you going to ) watch it ?
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grammar
3. Practice
Exercise 1. Choose the correct option in the brackets.

4. I felt terrible. I think I (will be / am going to be)

sick.
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grammar
3. Practice
Exercise 1. Choose the correct option in the brackets.

5. There are a lot of black

clouds in the sky.
It (will / is going to ) rain.
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grammar
3. Practice
Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present
progressive or be going to.

1. The Browns (go)

are going to the cinema this evening.
2 . We (are having an English speaking club meeting
have)
next week. Would you like to come?
3. The cat is just behind the rat. It is going to catch
( catch ) the
latter.
4. Where areyou
you( put
putting
) this new book case?
5. Smoking is very bad for his health,
but he is not( going to )
not give it up.
give
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ii. grammar
3. Practice
Extra: Fill in the gaps with the correct future tense - will, going to or present
continuous.
are driving (drive) to New York.
1. Tomorrow they...............................
will be
2. I hope the weather.................................... (be) nice.
will take
3. I offered him this job. I think he...................... (take) it.
will not tell
4. I promise I...................... (not tell) anyone this secret.
am going
5. I...................................... (go) to the cinema tomorrow.
will come
6. We think he......................... (come) late is in the night.
going to rain
7. Look at these big
Is black
goingclouds! It …………………….(rain) .
to have
are you going
8. Paul's sister............................... (have) to study?
a baby
9. What language _______________________(you / study)? I’ve
decided for Spanish.
10. I think, my mother will like this CD.
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3. Practice grammar
Exercise 3. Complete the exchanges, using the present
progressive or be going to. ---> Do E3 at home.
1. There’s a football match on TV this
Are you going
afternoon. to watch it
............................................. ?
No, I’m busy. I …………………………
am doing my homework.
2. Can you come next weekend?
Sorry, we’d love to, but ..................................
3. I hear Tim won a lot of money. What ...............................?
He says ........................................................
4. Should I leave the umbrella at home ?
It’ cloudy and windy. ……………………… Take it along.
5. Do you think the windows are so dirty ?
Oh, yes. …………………………………… later.