Affirmative form

Short form
I am going to sell my car “BE GOING TO” IS USED:
I’m going to …
You are going to sell your bike 1.- To express plans for
You’re going to …
He is going to study Maths the future.
He’s going to …
She is going to cook lunch
She’s going to …
It is going to rain He is going to fly to Paris
It’s going to …
We are going to visit Italy next month.
We’re going to …
You are going to play tennis
You’re going to … 2.- To express intention:
They are going to do homework
They’re going to…
You like singing. You are
going to be a singer.

3.- When there is

Negative form Short form
evidence that something
I am not going to sleep I’m not going to …
will definitely happen:
You are not going to run You aren’t going to…
He is not going to cry He isn’t going to … Be careful! You’re going
She is not going to travel She isn’t going to … to fall over.
It is not going to snow It isn’t going to …
We are not going to smoke We aren’t going to….
You are not going to phone You aren’t going to ….
They are not going to sing They aren’t going to….

Interrogative form Short answers

Am I going to get the job? Yes, I am / No, I’m not
Are you going to watch it? Yes you are/ No, you aren’t
Is he/she/it going to buy it? Yes, he/she/is // No he/she/it isn’t
Are we/they going to finish? Yes we/they are No, we/they aren’t

What are they going to do? Write sentences using BE GOING TO

1.- Hector/visit/ his friends in France Hector is going to visit his friends in France
2.- Barbara/ tidy / her flat Barbara is going to tidy her flat
3.- Julie and Anne/see/ a good film at the cinema. Julie and Anne are going to see a good film at
the cinema.
4.- The footballer/ score / a goal. The footballer is going to score a goal.
5.- John / meet/his girlfriend/ at 6 o’clock. John is going to meet his girlfriend at 6 o’clock.
6.- Christian /wash / the dishes. Christian is going to wash the dishes
7.- The woman/ catch / the train. The woman is going to catch the train.
8.- Miriam /answer/ the telephone. Miriam is going to answer the telephone
9.- You/do / all these exercises. You are going to do all these exercises
10.-Teresa/ have / a shower. Teresa is going to have a shower.
 CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION

The girl crossed the Street

The girl isn't going to cross the street.

The girl is going to cross the street

The girls aren’t going to cross the street

The boy is hanging his jacket

The boy isn’t hanging his jacket

The boy is going to hang his jacket

The boy isn’t going to hand his jacket

The boy is drawing a picture.

The boy isn’t drawing a picture

The boy is going to read the news.

The boy isn’t going to read the news

Write sentences using the following words and BE GOING TO

1.- Tony /not go /to school tomorrow/ because he is ill. Tony is not going to school
tomorrow because he is ill

2.- My sister /invite/ all her friends to her party. My sister is going to invite all her
friends to her party

3.- Julian /send / a nice present to Mary. The boy is not going to read the news.

4.- Henry /not come/ to the theatre /this afternoon. Henry is not going to come to
the theatre this afternoon

5.- My teacher/correct/ the pupils’ exams tomorrow morning. My teacher is going to

correct the pupils’ exams tomorrow morning

6.- His grandfather/not open/ the front door. His grandfather is going to not open the
front door

7.- The plumber/ repair/ the bath in my flat. The plumber is going to repair the bath
in my flat.

8.- My friend and I /spend/ the day/ at the beach. My friend an My friend and I are
going to spend the day at the beach

9.- David and Daniel / buy /some food /for lunch. David and Daniel are going to buy
some food for lunch

10.- Tom and Meg /ride their bikes at the weekend.