Affirmative

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am / is / are
Negative
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verb

going to

am not / isnt / arent

Interrogative
+

going to

Short answers
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am / is / are

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Im going to study.
Hes going to win the prize.
Theyre going to sleep.

verb
going to

Am / Is / Are
+
verb

They arent going to buy a car.

She isnt going to eat.
Im not going to watch TV.

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Is he going to run in the park?

Yes, he is.
No, he isnt.

Yes,

We use Be going to:

No,
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m not / isnt /

To talk about plans, things we intend to do in the future.

arent
Ben is going to buy a car next week.
When we predict something and there is evidence that it will happen in the future.
The sky is cloudy today. It is going to rain.

Write affirmative, negative and interrogative

sentences with be going to and the following
words.

Complete the sentences with the affirmative

or negative form of be going to and the
verbs in brackets.

I _______________ a new computer. (buy)

She / eat / pasta / for lunch
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The children _______________ their grandparents

next Sunday. (not visit)
My father _______________ next Friday. (not work)

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Alfred _______________ his friends tonight. (meet)

Marta and Carol _______________ to the party. (not

______________________________________
I / move / to a new house
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come)
Hurry up! You _______________ the train. (miss)
I _______________ a holiday this summer (not
have)

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Peter _______________ all his friends to his birthday

party. (invite)

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We _______________ at a restaurant. (eat)

Mr Philips / walk / to work

Vicky doesnt study hard. She _______________ her

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exams. (not pass)

Tim and Mary _______________ the house next

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summer. (not paint)

Martin _______________ the football match on TV.

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(watch)

You / find / a new job

Sam and Lisa _______________ abroad next month.

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(travel)
Tony _______________ alcohol because he

______________________________________
______________________________________
Tim and Janet / marry / next month
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_______________ his car. (not drink drive)

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Write the words in the correct order to make
sentences.
It / snow / tomorrow

Make questions with be going to and the

words given, then give short answers, as in
the example.

______________________________________
______________________________________
going
to / Sandra / her mother / is / help
______________________________________
_______________________________________
have / what / going to / are / for dinner / you / ?

your father / read / the newspaper

Is your father going to read the newspaper?
No, he isnt.

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at university / am / I / study / going to / next year.
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isnt / the dog / its food / eat / going to
_______________________________________
football / Bob / next Sunday / going to / is / play / ?
_______________________________________
tidy / arent / Brian and James / going to / their rooms
_______________________________________
going to / after school / they / do / are / their

your mother / wash / the dishes / after lunch

_______________________________________
you (plural) / see / Andrew / next week
_______________________________________
they / have / a rest / in the afternoon
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Rose / make / a cake / for dessert
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you (singular) / get up / early / tomorrow
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homework
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the shopping / are / going to / your parents / do / / ?
_______________________________________
at the seaside / I / going to / my holidays / spend / am

Tomas / sing / that song / at the festival

_______________________________________
Harry and Sally / visit / Rome / next year
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it / rain / at the weekend

not
_______________________________________

_______________________________________
Robin / build / a snowman / this winter
_______________________________________
you (singular) / tell / me / the truth
_______________________________________

Look at the pictures, complete the

sentences with be going to (in the
affirmative or negative form) and a
verb from the box.

eat

fish
fly
phone

The children _______________ videogames, they

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prepare

ride

Lucy and Fred _______________ dinner for their

Anne _______________ her best friend.

play

_______________ their bicycles.

parents.

fall

swim

take

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Mark and his father _______________ in the river

next Sunday.
The Johnsons _______________ to Paris on holiday.
Tim _______________ off the ladder.
Albert _______________ in the sea tomorrow.
My sister _______________ a photo of her friends.
Samuel _______________ his sandwich at break.

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She is going to eat pasta for lunch

She isnt going to eat pasta for lunch
Is she going to eat pasta for lunch?

2.

I am going to move to a new house

I am not going to move to a new house
Am I going to move to a new house?

3.

Mr Philips is going to walk to work

Mr Philips isnt going to walk to work
Is Mr Philips going to walk to work?

4.

You are going to find a new job

You arent going to find a new job
Are you are going to find a new job?

5.

Tim and Janet are going to marry next month

Tim and Janet arent going to marry next month
Are Tim and Janet going to marry next month?

6.

It is going to snow tomorrow

It isnt going to snow tomorrow
Is it going to snow tomorrow?

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am going to buy
arent going to visit
isnt going to work
is going to meet
arent going to come
are going to miss
m not going to have
is going to invite
are going to eat
isnt going to pass
arent going to paint
is going to watch
are going to travel
isnt going to drink / is going
to drive

Sandra is going to help her mother

What are you going to have for dinner?
I am going to study at university next year
The dog isnt going to eat its food
Is Bob going to play football next Sunday?
Brian and James arent going to tidy their rooms
They are going to do their homework after school
Are your parents going to do the shopping?
I am not going to spend my holidays at the seaside

Is your mother going to wash the dishes after lunch?

Yes, she is.
2. Are you going to see Andrew next week?
No, we arent
3. Are they going to have a rest in the afternoon?
Yes, they are.
4. Is Rose going to make a cake for dessert?
No, she isnt
5. Are you going to get up early tomorrow?
No, Im not
6. Is Tomas going to sing that song at the festival?
Yes, he is.
7. Are Harry and Sally going to visit Rome next year?
No, they arent.
8. Is it going to rain at the weekend?
Yes, it is.
9. Is Robin going to build a snowman this winter?
No, he isnt.
10. Are you going to tell me the truth?
Yes, I am.

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arent going to play

are going to ride
are going to prepare
isnt going to phone
arent going to fish
are going to fly
is going to fall
isnt going to swim
is going to take
isnt going to eat