1. This building ___ a hotel some years ago. 2. There ___ a lot of trees in Voronezh. 3. I sometimes ___ back to teachers in my early teens. 4. I ___ a lot of ice cream in summer when I was a child, I still spend a lot of money on it. 5. We ____ in a more comfortable house last year. 6. They say cats ___ mice in the old times. Now we have to buy Whiskas for them. 7. When there was a lot of snow in winter, children ___ funny snowmen. 8. When at school, I ___ English Grammar far worse. 9. I remember a lot of poems which I ___ in my childhood. 10. In the XIX century women ___ trousers.
Be Going To or Will
| future actions planned beforehand
| future actions planned on the spot, without preparation
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| predictions based on evidence or personal intention
| future actions foreseen or predicted, often without any evidence but with great certainty
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| BE GOING TO
| WILL
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| She is going to become an actress.
| She’ll become a star one of these days.
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9. Restore the sentences, using either will or be going to.
1. We’ve bought Father a present. I hope he ___ like it. 2. The sea is rough. I ___ be seasick. 3. Could I speak to Jim, please? – Just a moment. I ___ get him. 4. Next Wednesday is our wedding anniversary. We ___ invite a lot of people. 5. She is a fresher now. She ___ graduate only in four years. 6. I’ll switch off the TV. – Please, don’t. I ___ watch the news. 7. Shall I do the shopping? – You needn’t. I ___ buy something for dinner on my way home. 8. Sorry, I’ll have to refuse. I ___ sit up for the exam this week. 9. Don’t worry, I’m sure your son ___ write to you soon. 10. Fasten the belt. The plane ___ take off in a minute.
