Introduction

"be going to" is used to talk about

• future plans
• predictions

For example:

• I'm (am) going to learn Spanish next year.
• He's (is) going to travel to Japan in the summer.
• It's (is) going to rain tomorrow.
• They're (are) going to have an accident.

Part 1 - "be going to" positive

We use the verb "be"
+ going to
+ the infinitive of the main verb (without "to"): 'm (am), 's (is), 're (are).

For example:

• I	am	going to	stay	at home next week.
  He / She / It	is		buy	an expensive dress.
  You We They	are		watch	television tonight.

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Practice

Complete the sentences with the correct "be going to" positive form of the verb in brackets.

• Jenny French in the summer. (learn)
   
• My mother and father to the party. (agree)
   
• I some biscuits this afternoon. (bake)
   
• He me a present. (bring)
   

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Part 2 - "be going to" negative

To make the sentence negative, we make the verb "be" negative:
'm not (am not), isn't (is not), aren't (are not)

For example:

• I	am not 'm not	going to	stay	at home next week.
  He / She / It	is not isn't 's not		buy	an expensive dress.
  You We They	are not aren't 're not		watch	television tonight.

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Practice

Complete the sentences with the correct "be going to" negative form of the verb in brackets.

• Tony his exams. (pass)
   
• I pasta. (eat)
   
• We online. (chat)
   
• Sarah and David their father. (contact)
   

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Part 3 - "be going to" questions

To make questions we put the verb "be" before the subject

For example:

• Am	I	going to	stay	at home next week?
  Is	he / she / it		buy	an expensive dress?
  Are	you we they		watch	television tonight?

Short answers

Yes,	I	am.
No,		am not. 'm not.
Yes,	he, she, it	is.
No,		is not. isn't.
Yes,	you we they	are.
No,		are not. aren't.

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Practice

Complete the sentences with the correct "be going to" question form of the verb in brackets.

• you your mistakes? (correct)
   
• he the street? (cross)
   
• they quickly? (decide)
   
• it cold? (be)
   

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Further practice

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: a, b, c or d.

• ____ us when you leave?


Are you going miss Is you going to miss Are you going to miss Are going you to miss



• She ____ the fruit first.


are going to mix is going mix going to mix is going to mix



• They ____ the steak.


aren't going to order aren't going order are going order isn't going to order



• ____ the suitcase?


He is going pack He are going to pack Is he going to pack Are he going to pack



• I ____ my future.


am not go to plan not going to plan not am going to plan am not going to plan 



• My brothers ____ the letters.


are going to post is going to post are going post is go to post

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