BE GOING TO

 

Good morning my dear students, today we are going to talk about be going to,

in your notebook:

 “Be Going To” – Future Simple

 

1. What is “Be Going To”?

We use “be going to” to talk about:

• Plans or intentions in the future.
• Predictions based on what we see or know now.

Examples:

• I’m going to visit my grandmother this weekend.
• Look at those clouds! It’s going to rain.

 

2. Structure of “Be Going To”

Affirmative (Positive):

Subject + am/is/are + going to + base verb

Examples:

• I am going to study for the test.
• She is going to travel to Paris.
• They are going to play soccer.

Negative:

Subject + am/is/are + not + going to + base verb

Examples:

• He is not going to eat pizza.
• We aren’t going to watch that movie.
• I am not going to sleep late.

Questions:

Am/Is/Are + subject + going to + base verb?

Examples:

• Are you going to read that book?
• Is she going to visit us?
• Am I going to pass the test?

 

3. Short Answers

Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t.

 

4. Common Uses

• Plans:
  I’m going to cook dinner tonight.
• Predictions (based on now):
  Look at the sky! It’s going to snow.

 

Practice “Be Going To” – Future Simple

 

A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of “be going to”.

1. I __________ (visit) my cousins this weekend.
2. She __________ (not/watch) TV tonight.
3. They __________ (have) a party on Saturday.
4. We __________ (not/travel) this summer.
5. __________ he __________ (play) football tomorrow?

 

B. Rewrite the sentences in the negative form.

1. He is going to buy a new phone.
   → _______________________________________.
2. We are going to eat out tonight.
   → _______________________________________.
3. I am going to call my friend.
   → _______________________________________.

 

C. Ask questions using “be going to”.

1. (she / visit / her grandparents?)
   → _______________________________________
2. (they / study / for the exam?)
   → _______________________________________
3. (you / go / to the beach?)
   → _______________________________________

 

D. Match the situations with the correct sentences.

1. There are dark clouds in the sky.
2. He has packed his suitcase.
3. They’re putting candles on the cake.

a. He’s going to travel.
b. It’s going to rain.
c. They’re going to celebrate a birthday.

 

E. Write 3 sentences about your plans using “be going to”.

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