"Will", "going to" (revision exercise 2).

(Continuation from part one...) PART TWO: Choose the best answer from the words in brackets and write it in the space. (You can also listen to the English example sentences for intonation and pronunciation practice.)

 

“Will" is also the best choice for expressing promises and intentions:

“You won't leave me, will you?" “No, of course I 1) ." (will / won't)  ...
Don't worry, Mary. I'll take the car to the garage for you. ...

We prefer "won't" when we talk about 12) . (refusals / accepting)  This can refer to people or objects that do not want to do what we want them to do.

I've told him hundreds of times but he won't take his scarf when he goes out. ...
"The computer won't switch on!" "Of course, it 13) . (is / won't) You haven't plugged it in!" ...

"Will" is also preferred when we talk about 14) (future actions / habitual actions) and we don't like what somebody does or we think it's 15) (unusual / normal) :

She'll go off and play squash every evening and leave me to look after the children. ...
Cuckoos 16) (will / won't) often lay their eggs in the nests of other birds. ...

We prefer “will" when making 17) (deductions / guesses) about what is happening in the present somewhere else:

It's not worth going to the football stadium now. It 18) (is / will be) full. ...

"Will" and not “going to" is used when we make 19) (impolite / polite) requests to people in a formal way:

“I'm afraid there are a lot of people waiting. 20) (Do / Will) you wait in the queue, please? ...

 

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*Incorrect answers are shown in red. You have TWO chances to find the correct answers.

 

 

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