Will vs Going To Error Correction
A2-B1 Level
Question 1
Some sentences have one mistake, some have two, and others have no mistakes. Find the mistakes.
Click the box with the error, change it, and check!
Grammar review
Wrong: "I decided last week and booked the tickets, so I'll fly on Friday." Correct: "I decided last week and booked the tickets, so I'm going to fly on Friday."
Wrong: "I didn't plan this, but I'm going to answer the phone now." Correct: "I didn't plan this, but I'll answer the phone now."
Because this page asks you to fix the wrong chunk inside a full sentence, it trains fast proofreading of real will and going to errors instead of isolated gap-fill production. Read each sentence for the context clue first, then check whether the edited future form matches a plan, a quick decision, visible evidence, or personal belief.
Quick Rule
will + base verb for decisions now | be going to + base verb for existing plans or evidence
- 1.I forgot my notebook, so I'll borrow one. (decision now)
- 2.She has registered already, so she's going to start in June. (existing plan)
- 3.Look at the loose shelf — it's going to fall. (visible evidence)
- 4.I think the new system will save time. (opinion prediction)
- 5.Don't worry, we won't miss the deadline. (promise)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I correct will vs going to mistakes?
First, identify the reason for the future form. If the sentence shows a decision made at the moment of speaking, an offer, or a promise, use "will" or "'ll." If it shows a plan decided before speaking, use "going to." If the sentence gives visible evidence now, use "going to" for the prediction. If it only gives an opinion such as "I think" or "probably," use "will." Do not change extra words unless they are part of the same future-form mistake.
Why is proofreading will and going to harder than gap-fill practice?
In a gap-fill exercise, you already know where the future form belongs. In proofreading, you must first decide whether anything is wrong. That means you need to read the whole sentence for context clues: earlier decisions, present evidence, promises, offers, or opinion markers. This is why the exercise includes a few already-correct sentences. They train you not to change a correct future form just because another form is also familiar.
Can both will and going to ever be correct?
Yes, real speakers sometimes use both forms for predictions, especially when the context is not very specific. In this exercise, each sentence gives a clear clue so the correction is exam-focused: visible evidence points to "going to," while opinion or belief points to "will." The aim is not to memorise one form as always better, but to match the future form to the meaning in the sentence.
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