WILL, GOING TO, WOULD LIKE TO

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Santi : So, what about you, Bayu? Do you have any plans?
Bayu : Definitely! My dad and I are going to go fishing. We plan to go fishing
in a lake near my uncle’s house. Would you like to come with us?
Santi : I don’t really like fishing. I would rather stay at home than go fishing.
What about you, Riri? What would you like to do on the long weekend?
Riri : I have made a plan with my mother about what to do on this long
weekend. We are going to practice baking cookies.
Bayu : Are you going to bake choco chips cookies like the other day?
Riri : Well, yes. That is my favorite. But we are going to try to make ginger
cookies too.
Riri : Oh, would you like to join me to learn baking cookies? You can come
to my house.
Bayu : It’s a good idea! Or will you go fishing with me and my dad?
Santi : Uhm, not fishing I guess. But I think I would like to bake cookies with
Riri. Thanks for asking me to join you Riri.

1. Be Going To vs Will
Nah di bahasa Inggris, ada dua cara untuk ngomongin “akan”, yaitu: “will” dan “be going
to”. Penggunaan keduanya ada yang sama dan berbeda.

A. You can use both “will” and “be going to”:

Untuk membicarakan prediksi di masa depan. Contoh: “He will succeed” dan “He is
going to succeed”. [Dia akan sukses]. Dalam kalimat di atas yang berupa prediksi, tidak
ada perbedaan dalam makna.

B. You only use “be going to”

Kita hanya boleh menggunakan “be going to” untuk aksi yang sudah direncanakan
sebelumnya.

Contoh: “I bought some wood because I am going to build a bookcase.” [Gue tadi beli
kayu karena gue akanbikin rak buku]

Kata “akan” dalam kalimat di atas, menunjukkan bahwa aksi membuat rak bukunya
sudah direncanakan sebelumnya. Untuk aktivitas yang udah ada perencanaannya, kita
hanya boleh pakai “be going to”, tidak boleh“will”.

C. You only use “will”

 Kita hanya boleh menggunakan “will” untuk aktivitas yang terjadi secara spontan.
Contoh: A: “This bag is too heavy.” B: “I will help you.”
[A: Tas ini terlalu berat. B: Gue akan bantuin lo.]
Dari contoh di atas, kata “akan” yang menggunakan “will” menunjukkan aktivitas yang
spontan, tanpa direncanakan terlebih dahulu.

2. Would Like
A. Arti Kata Would Like
Secara harfiah arti dari kata would like adalah, “akan telah suka” namun arti sebenarnya
dari kata would like adalah “want” (ingin) akan tetapi feel dari would like ini lebih terasa
sopan.

Contoh:
Would you like a cup of tea? Apakah kamu ingin secangkir teh?
She would like a peace of cake. Dia ingin sepotong kue

B. Penggunaan Would Like

Kita telah tau kalau arti kata would like sama dengan want, namun perbedaannya terletak
pada kesopanan, jika kita menggunakan would like maka nuansanya akan terasa sangat
sopan. Kata would like ini biasanya digunakan untuk menawarkan sesuatu dengan sopan.

Contoh:
Would you like playing game with me? Mau kah kamu bermain game denganku
Would you like a glass of cola? Apa kah kamu ingin segelas cola

C. Cara Menggunakan Would Like

Setelah would like kita harus menggunakan object atau gerund, atau infinitive, jadi
rumusnya subject + would like + object/gerund/infinitive. Untuk membuatnya menjadi
negatif tinggal tambahkan not setelah would.

Contoh:

He would like a new job (object/noun). Dia ingin pekerjaan baru

She would not like living there (gerund). Dia tidak ingin tinggal di sana
Would you like to go out tonight? (infinitive). Apa kamu ingin pergi ke luar malam ini?

Dan terakhir, dalam keseharian, kata would like biasa di singkat (contruction) sehingga
menjadi subject pronoun + ‘d like, untuk negativenya would not disingkat menjadi
wouldn’t.

Contoh:
 I’d like a cup of coffee. Saya ingin secangkir kopi
He wouldn’t like playing game with me. Dia ingin bermain game denganku
They’d like to eat Japanese food. Mereka ingin makan masakan Jepang

Exercises
Part 1
Choose one of the options that you think is the best answer!
1. Jo is going to ______ with his competent worker in famous company.
A. work
B. works
C. working
D. worked
E. worker

2. John is going ______ my younger brother in Medan next time.

A. visit
B. to visit
C. to visiting
D. to visits
E. visits

3. Sue is going to ______ the long letter in her large room at night.
A. to write
B. writes
C. writing
D. writer
E. write

4. Dan is not going _______ the new class with his friends together.
A. entered
B. entering
C. enters
D. to enter
E. to entering

5. Harry is going to ________ himself for the difficult exam tomorrow.

A. prepare
B. prepares
C. prepared
D. preparing
 E. prepare to

6. Sam is not going to ________ a special note for his daughter in Mexico.
A. made
B. make
C. to make
D. makes
E. making

7. Rene is not going to _______ a strong formula for her body guard in laboratory.
A. creator
B. creating
C. creates
D. create
E. created

8. Ken is not going to ________ in the lux kitchen with his partner together.
A. work
B. works
C. working
D. worked
E. to work

9. Ron is not going to ________ some projects with the biggest company in this city.
A. bargained
B. bargaining
C. bargain
D. bargains
E. bargainer

10. Joe and Sue are not going to _______ in the deepest swimming pool in our village.
A. swimmer
B. swimming
C. swims
D. swim
E. swam

11. Din and Dan are not going ________ some clues in the blank texts
A. finds
B. founder
C. found
D. finding
 E. find

12. Roy is going to ________ many fruits from the mini market with his new comers
A. buy
B. buys
C. buyer
D. bought
E. buying

13. Bram is going to ________ the long swinger on the green grass in the park.
A. swinging
B. swing
C. swinger
D. swung
E. swings

14. Gil is not going to _______ a beautiful viewer beside the blue mountain
A. to draw
B. draw
C. draws
D. drawer
E. drawing

15. Is Sui going to _______ some woods in middle of bushes?

A. cleaved
B. cleaver
C. cleave
D. cleaving
E. cleaves

16. Is George going to _______ many trees and flowers on the fertilizer soil?
A. plants
B. planted
C. planter
D. plant
E. planting

17. Sun and Darn are going to _______ a lot of planning with her boss in the office
A. arranging
B. arranger
C. arranged
D. arranges
 E. arrange

18. I am going to _______ the easy puzzles on the newspaper at afternoon.

A. fill
B. filled
C. filling
D. to fill
E. be feel

19. Yale and I are going to ______ money from the unnamed bank with your members.
A. taker
B. takes
C. take
D. taking
E. to take

20. Andy and Ben are going to _______ a lot of bees in the cage to get the honey.
A. to catch
B. catcher
C. catches
D. catch
E. catches

Part 2
Complete the sentences with be going to or will!
1. A : Why did you buy this flour?
B : I ___________ make some bread.

2. A : Could someone get me a glass of water?

B : Certainly. I ___________ get you one. Would you like some ice in it?

3. I arranged to borrow some money because I ___________ buy a motorcycle tomorrow.

4. A : Could someone please open the window?

B : I ____________ do it.

5. A : Can I borrow this book?

B : Sure, but I need it back soon.
A : I ____________ return it to you tomorrow. Okay?

6. A : I _____________ wear a dark suit to the wedding reception. How about you?
 B : I’m not sure

7. A : What are your vacation plans?

B : I __________ spend two weeks on a Greek island.

8. A : Gee, I’d really like an ice cream cone, but I didn’t bring any money with me.
B : That’s okay. I _____________ get one for you
A : Thanks

9. A : Hi, Josh. I hear that you _____________ move into a new apartment.
B : That’s right. Sara and I found a great apartment on 45th street
A : I ___________ help you on moving day if you like.
B : Hey, great! We’d really appreciate that.

10. A : So you _________ get married

B : That’s right, on September the 22nd
A : My congratulations.

11. A : If you can wait just a few minutes, I __________ walk to the meeting with you.
B : Okay. I __________ meet you by the elevator, okay?
A : Okay. I __________ wait for you there.

12. A : Excuse me, but I need a friend to talk.

B : I _________ be with you in a moment
A : Thanks.

Part 3
Read the dialogs again. Identify the bold-typed expressions and fill in the table below with
the question and statement forms of the expressions.

Santi : So, what about you, Bayu? Do you have any plans?
Bayu : Definitely! My dad and I are going to go fishing. We plan to go fishing in a lake
near my uncle’s house. Would you like to come with us?
Santi : I don’t really like fishing. I would rather stay at home than go fishing. What about
you, Riri? What would you like to do on the long weekend?
Riri : I have made a plan with my mother about what to do on this long weekend. We are
going to practice baking cookies.
Bayu : Are you going to bake choco chips cookies like the other day?
Riri : Well, yes. That is my favorite. But we are going to try to make ginger cookies
too.
Riri : Oh, would you like to join me to learn baking cookies? You can come to my
house.
 Bayu : It’s a good idea! Or will you go fishing with me and my dad?
Santi : Uhm, not fishing I guess. But I think I would like to bake cookies with Riri.
Thanks for asking me to join you Riri.

See the example. Statement Form Question Form

be going to + 1. My dad and I are 1.

simple going to go fishing
verb

would like + simple

verb

will + simple
verb

ANSWER KEYS
Part 1
1A
2B
3D
4D
5A
6B
7D
8A
9C
10 D
11 E
12 A
13 B
14 B
15 C
16 C
17 E
18 A
19 C
20 D

Part 2
1. am going to
2. am going to
3. will
4. will
5. will
6. am going to
7. will
8. am going to
9. will, will
10. are going to
11. will, am going to, am going to
12. am going to

Part 3
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