Will future or going to?

[WhiteRussian]

Grammar geeks where are you, I need your help. I have to complete the following exercise and I'm not sure if my answers are correct. Please tell me where I'm wrong:

1. Philipp _____will be_______________ 15 next Wednesday. (to be)

2. They ______are going to_________ a new computer. (to get)

3. I think, my mother ___will like______ this CD. (to like)

4. Paul's sister ____is going to have______ a baby. (to have)

5. They _____are going to_______ at about 4 in the afternoon. (to arrive)

6. Just a moment. _I'll help_____you with the bags. (to help)


7. In 2020 people ____will buy_____more hybrid cars. (to buy)

8. Marvin _is going to_______ a party next week. (to throw)

9. We ____are going to________ to Venice in June. (to fly)

10. Look at the clouds! It _____is going to___________ soon. (to rain)

Thank you!

[Mister Micawber]

.
The uses of 'will' and 'be going to' are not so clear cut as many teachers seem to think, but these are probably wrong in your teacher's view:

5. They _____are going to_______ at about 4 in the afternoon. (to arrive)
10. Look at the clouds! It _____is going to___________ soon. (to rain)
.
_________________
Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's

[WhiteRussian]

Ahh, I know what you mean. The two sentences express a prediction and that's why we should use the will future, right?

[Anna.ha]

Read more about the use of `will` and `going to` would help you out. As for me, they are for future and have different meanings.

[Mister Micawber]

.
They have different intimations, but native speakers often do not notice and do not comply. 'Be going' to is used more often than 'will', and sometimes usurps its meaning.
_________________
Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's

[WhiteRussian]

[WhiteRussian]

[Mister Micawber]

.
It is not, but the teacher may think so because rain does not have volition.
.
_________________
Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's