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TRABAJO PRÁCTICO N°8

GRAMMAR REFERENCE AND PRACTICE

Be going to and future time expressions

Be going to
We use be going to + infinitive to talk about future intentions.
Usamos el be going to + infinitivo para hablar de intenciones
futuras.
For example:
I´m going to visit friends in Holland this year.
He´s going to have a pizza for dinner tonight.
We aren´t going to stay in a hotel.
What are you going to do this summer?

Affirmative
I´m going to relax by the pool.
She is going to stay on a campside.
We´re going to visit a museum.
Negative
I´m not going to study this weekend.
She isn´t going to stay in an apartment.
My friends aren´t going to visit me next year.
Question
Am I going to meet your friends later? Yes, I am. / No, I´m not.
Is she going to stay in a hostel? Yes, she is. / No, she isn´t.
Are they going to eat out tonight? Yes, they are. / no, they aren´t.
Future time expressions
We often use the following time expressions with be going to:
Estas expresiones se usan con be going to:
THIS This morning/ afternoon/ evening/ week/ weekend/ month/ year/ spring/
summer/ autumn/ winter/ January, etc
TOMORROW Tomorrow morning/ afternoon/ evening/ night
NEXT Next week/ month/ year/ srping/ summer/ winter/ January, etc
IN In the morning/ afternoon/ evening/ spring/ summer/ autumn/ winter/
January, etc.
Look! We say tonight, NOT this night.

See more on:

https://youtu.be/gX54nn65CeY
Let´s practice
Grammar
1. Write sentences. Use be going to.

1 Mark/ play/ guitar/ this evening.

Mark is going to play the guitar thai evening

2 my parents/ go/ holiday/ tomorrow

My parents are going to go holiday tomorrow

3 my sister/ not run/ a marathon/ this summer

My sister isn't going to run a marathon this summer

4 I/ cook/ dinner/ tonight

I am going to Cook dinner tonight

5 you/ go/ swimming/ this afternoon?

Are you going to go swimming this afternoon?

6 we/ not use/ our car/ this year

We aren't going to use our care this year

2. Jamie, Fran, Paola and Alfredo are on holidays together. Complete the conversation with
the correct form of be going to and a verb from the box. Sometimes you don´t need an
extra verb from the box.

Read visit play relax not do have(x2) do go

Jamie: Wh__are___ you and Alfredo ___going to_____ tomorrow?

Paola: In the morning, we are going to__ sightseeing in the city. We are going to visit the
castle and look around the shops. What about you?
Jamie: We _are going to go__ for a run and then we are going to relax_ by the pool. In the
afternoon, Fran is going to_ a surfing lesson and I am going to read__ my book on the
beach.
Paola: is____ Fran _____going to____ a surfing lesson every day?
Jamie: Yes, she is. She really wants to learn.
Paola: Don´t you want to?
Jamie: No, I just want to relax. I am not going to do much this week. Just a bit of running
and swimming.
Paola: what about volleyball? Alfredo _is going to play______ volleyballthis evening. Are
you interested?
Jamie: Um...yes! thanks!

3 Today is Monday 10th March. Write the time expressions for the days and times.

The morning of 11 March ____tomorrow morning____

1. 17- 23 March ____next week___

2. 10-16 March __next week

3. The evening of 10 March __this afternoon______

4. April ___next month____

5. Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 March _next day________

Vocabulary
1. Match these holidays activities 1-12 with pictures a-l.
1. G
2. I
3. E
4. H
5. F
6. K
7. L
8. A
9. C
10. J
11. D
12. B

2
1) B
2) E
3) C
4) G
5) H
6) F
7) D
8) A
9)

GOOD LUCK!