A. Read the following sentences and look at the underlined verbs. Tell your partner which tense it is:
Note: 'am/is/are + going to' is used in situations when you are informing someone about a plan you have already made or assumed. This kind of present continuous form indicates an arranged future. For example,
Students, please everybody go to the class. Your class teacher is going to announce your mid-term results in the class.
Sometimes you may confuse "am/is/are +going to" future with the simple future using will. The modal "will" seems best for situations when you are in the process of making a decision about the future. Most often you use will to talk about the future generally. For example:
Who will open the door, if I am late?
B. Now complete the dialogues below using the verbs in brackets with will or going to:
D. Now use will or be going to in the following sentences:
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