Future

1. I’m going to study.
He’s going to win the prize.
They’re going to sleep.
They aren’t going to buy a car.
She isn’t going to eat.
I’m not going to watch TV.
Is he going to run in the park?
Yes, he is.
No, he isn’t.
We use Be going to:
• To talk about plans, things we intend to do in the future.
Ben is going to buy a car next week.
• When we see evidence that something will happen in the future.
The sky is cloudy today. It is going to rain.
Affirmative + am / is / are + going to + verb
Negative + am not / isn’t / aren’t + going to + verb
Interrogative Am / Is / Are + + going to + verb
Short answers Yes, + am / is / are
No, + ’m not / isn’t / aren’t
Write affirmative, negative and interrogative
sentences with be going to and the following
words.
1. She / eat / pasta / for lunch
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2. I / move / to a new house
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3. Mr Philips / walk / to work
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4. You / find / a new job
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5. Tim and Janet / marry / next month
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6. It / snow / tomorrow
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Complete the sentences with the affirmative
or negative form of be going to and the
verbs in brackets.
1. I _______________ a new computer. (buy)
2. The children _______________ their grandparents
next Sunday. (not visit)
3. My father _______________ next Friday. (not
work)
4. Alfred _______________ his friends tonight.
(meet)
5. Marta and Carol _______________ to the party.
(not come)
6. Hurry up! You _______________ the train. (miss)
7. I _______________ a holiday this summer (not
have)
8. Peter _______________ all his friends to his
birthday party. (invite)
9. We _______________ at a restaurant. (eat)
10. Vicky doesn’t study hard. She _______________
her exams. (not pass)
11. Tim and Mary _______________ the house next
summer. (not paint)
12. Martin _______________ the football match on
TV. (watch)
13. Sam and Lisa _______________ abroad next
month. (travel)
14. Tony _______________ alcohol because he
_______________ his car. (not drink – drive)

2. Write the words in the correct order to
make sentences.
1. going to / Sandra / her mother / is / help
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2. have / what / going to / are / for dinner / you / ?
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3. at university / am / I / study / going to / next
year.
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4. isn’t / the dog / its food / eat / going to
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5. football / Bob / next Sunday / going to / is / play
/ ?
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6. tidy / aren’t / Brian and James / going to / their
rooms
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7. going to / after school / they / do / are / their
homework
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8. the shopping / are / going to / your parents / do /
/ ?
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9. at the seaside / I / going to / my holidays / spend
/ am not
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Make questions with be going to and the
words given, then give short answers, as in
the example.
your father / read / the newspaper
Is your father going to read the newspaper?
No, he isn’t.
1. your mother / wash / the dishes / after lunch
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2. you (plural) / see / Andrew / next week
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3. they / have / a rest / in the afternoon
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4. Rose / make / a cake / for dessert
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5. you (singular) / get up / early / tomorrow
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6. Tomas / sing / that song / at the festival
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7. Harry and Sally / visit / Rome / next year
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8. it / rain / at the weekend
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9. Robin / build / a snowman / this winter
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10. you (singular) / tell / me / the truth
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Look at the pictures, complete the
sentences with be going to (in the
affirmative or negative form) and a
verb from the box.
1. The children _______________ videogames,
they _______________ their bicycles.
2. Lucy and Fred _______________ dinner for their
parents.
3. Anne _______________ her best friend.
4. Mark and his father _______________ in the
river next Sunday.
5. The Johnsons _______________ to Paris on
holiday.
6. Tim _______________ off the ladder.
7. Albert _______________ in the sea tomorrow.
8. My sister _______________ a photo of her
friends.
9. Samuel _______________ his sandwich at
break.
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play prepare ride swim take
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