I’m going to study.
Affirmative
+ am / is / are + going to
Negative
+ am not / isn’t / aren’t + going to
verb
Interrogative Am / Is / Are
+ going to + verb
Short answers Yes,
+ am / is / are
We use Be going to:
No, + ’m not / isn’t /
 To talk about plans, things we intend to do in the future.
aren’t
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.
She / eat / pasta / for lunch
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I / move / to a new house
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Mr Philips / walk / to work
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You / find / a new job
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Tim and Janet / marry / next month
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He’s going to win the prize.
They’re going to sleep.
+ verb
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.
Complete the sentences with the affirmative
or negative form of be going to and the
verbs in brackets.
I _______________ a new computer. (buy)
The children _______________ their grandparents
next Sunday. (not visit)
My father _______________ next Friday. (not work)
Alfred _______________ his friends tonight. (meet)
Marta and Carol _______________ to the party. (not
come)
Hurry up! You _______________ the train. (miss)
I _______________ a holiday this summer (not
have)
Peter _______________ all his friends to his birthday
party. (invite)
We _______________ at a restaurant. (eat)
Vicky doesn’t study hard. She _______________ her
exams. (not pass)
Tim and Mary _______________ the house next
summer. (not paint)
Martin _______________ the football match on TV.
(watch)
Sam and Lisa _______________ abroad next month.
(travel)
Tony _______________ alcohol because he
_______________ his car. (not drink – drive)
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Write the words in the correct order to make Make questions with be going to and the
sentences. words given, then give short answers, as in
It / snow / tomorrow
the example.
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going to / Sandra / her mother / is / help your father / read / the newspaper
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have / what / going to / are / for dinner / you / ? No, he isn’t.
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at university / am / I / study / going to / next year. your mother / wash / the dishes / after lunch

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isn’t / the dog / its food / eat / going to you (plural) / see / Andrew / next week

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football / Bob / next Sunday / going to / is / play / ? they / have / a rest / in the afternoon

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tidy / aren’t / Brian and James / going to / their rooms Rose / make / a cake / for dessert

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going to / after school / they / do / are / their you (singular) / get up / early / tomorrow

homework _______________________________________

_______________________________________ Tomas / sing / that song / at the festival

the shopping / are / going to / your parents / do / / ? _______________________________________

_______________________________________ Harry and Sally / visit / Rome / next year

at the seaside / I / going to / my holidays / spend / am _______________________________________

not it / rain / at the weekend

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Robin / build / a snowman / this winter
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you (singular) / tell / me / the truth
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Look at the pictures, complete the

eat fall
sentences with be going to (in the
affirmative or negative form) and a fish fly
verb from the box. phone
1 2
play prepare
The children _______________ videogames, they
ride swim
_______________ their bicycles.
take
Lucy and Fred _______________ dinner for their
parents.
3
Anne _______________ her best friend. 4 5
Mark and his father _______________ in the river 4
next Sunday.
The Johnsons _______________ to Paris on holiday.
Tim _______________ off the ladder.
Albert _______________ in the sea tomorrow. 6 7 8
1 9
My sister _______________ a photo of her friends.
Samuel _______________ his sandwich at break.
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1. am going to buy
1 1. She is going to eat pasta for lunch 2 2. aren’t going to visit
She isn’t going to eat pasta for lunch 3. isn’t going to work
Is she going to eat pasta for lunch? 4. is going to meet
5. aren’t going to come
2. I am going to move to a new house 6. are going to miss
I am not going to move to a new house 7. ’m not going to have
Am I going to move to a new house? 8. is going to invite
9. are going to eat
3. Mr Philips is going to walk to work 10. isn’t going to pass
Mr Philips isn’t going to walk to work 11. aren’t going to paint
Is Mr Philips going to walk to work? 12. is going to watch
13. are going to travel
4. You are going to find a new job 14. isn’t going to drink / is going
You aren’t going to find a new job to drive
Are you are going to find a new job?

5. Tim and Janet are going to marry next month

Tim and Janet aren’t going to marry next month
Are Tim and Janet going to marry next month?

6. It is going to snow tomorrow

It isn’t going to snow tomorrow
Is it going to snow tomorrow?

1. Sandra is going to help her mother

3 2. What are you going to have for dinner?
3. I am going to study at university next year
4. The dog isn’t going to eat its food
5. Is Bob going to play football next Sunday?
6. Brian and James aren’t going to tidy their rooms
7. They are going to do their homework after school
8. Are your parents going to do the shopping?
9. I am not going to spend my holidays at the seaside

1. Is your mother going to wash the dishes after lunch? 1. aren’t going to play
4 Yes, she is. 5 are going to ride
2. Are you going to see Andrew next week? 2. are going to prepare
No, we aren’t 3. isn’t going to phone
3. Are they going to have a rest in the afternoon? 4. aren’t going to fish
Yes, they are. 5. are going to fly
4. Is Rose going to make a cake for dessert? 6. is going to fall
No, she isn’t 7. isn’t going to swim
5. Are you going to get up early tomorrow? 8. is going to take
No, I’m not 9. isn’t going to eat
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 aren’t.
8. Is it going to rain at the weekend?
Yes, it is.
9. Is Robin going to build a snowman this winter?
No, he isn’t.
10. Are you going to tell me the truth?
Yes, I am.