IES Libertas. Torrevieja.

Departamento de Inglés

Future: be going to

1. Complete the sentences with to be going to and the verbs in brackets:

Example: We are going to cook (cook) dinner this evening.
a. Next summer, I am going to travel (travel) to England.
b. My sister Maria is going to live (live) in Madrid.
c. They are going to play (play) tennis this afternoon.
d. My father is going to buy (buy) a new car.
e. Susan and David are going to see (see) the film tonight.
f. I am going to visit (visit) the dentist tomorrow.

2. Make questions with to be going to using these words and answer them in the negative form:
Example: Tony / read / this / book.
Is Tony going to read this book? No, Tony is not going to read this book.

a. Your friends / listen to music.

Are you friends going to listen to music? - No, my friends are not going to listen to
music

b. Peter / wash / his car.

Is peter going to wash his car? - No, No is not going to wash his car

c. She / write a letter.

Is she going to write a letter? - No, she is not going to write a letter

d. Philip and Frank / have a birthday party.

Are Philip and Frank going to have a birthday party? - No, they are not going to have a
birthday party

e. He / repair my bicycle.
Is he going to repair my bicycle? - No, he is not going to repair my bicycle

f. Your grandparents /visit you / next weekend.

Are you grandparents going to visit to you? - No, they are not going to visit me

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3. Write the following words in the right order to form sentences with to be going to in
affirmative, negative or interrogative:

Example: is / to / a / Fred / doctor / going / be.

Fred is going to be a doctor.

a. To / am / dentist / the / I / this / going / visit / afternoon.

I am going to visit the dentist this afternoon

b. Swim / aren’t / They / to / going / tomorrow.

They are not going to swim tomorrow

c. Her / paint / isn’t / to / room / going / She.

She is not going to paint her room.

d. Do / his / Philip / going / homework / is / to?

Is Philip going to do his homework?

e. Am / not / I / to / France / going / travel / to.

I am not going to travel to France

f. study / to / are / They / English / on / going / Monday

They are going to study English on Monday

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