'Going to' and 'will'
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
Theyare watch television tonight.
Practice
Complete the sentences with the correct "be going to" positive form of the verb in brackets.
.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 notgoing to stay at home next week. He / She / It is not
isn't
's notbuy an expensive dress. You
We
Theyare not
aren't
're notwatch television tonight.
Practice
Complete the sentences with the correct "be going to" negative form of the verb in brackets.
.Part 3 - "be going to" questions
To make questions we put the verb "be" before the subjectFor example:
-
Am I going to stay at home next week? Is he / she / it buy an expensive dress? Are you
we
theywatch 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. |
Practice
Complete the sentences with the correct "be going to" question form of the verb in brackets.
.Further practice
Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: a, b, c or d..
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