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Unit 11.1 · A2 Grammar

Going to

Use the correct form of be + going to + base verb for future plans and intentions; Put not after be for negatives and put be before the subject in questions; Use a form of be in short answers: Yes, I am; No, she isn't; Yes, they are.

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  1. 1. Complete the plan: I ___ visit my grandparents on Saturday.

    Multiple Choice20s
    Aam going to✓
    Bis going to
    Care going
    Dgoing to

    💡 With I, use am + going to + base verb.

  2. 2. The form for a future plan is be + going to + base verb.

    True / False20s
    True ✓
    False

    💡 For example: They are going to travel.

  3. 3. Nadia _____ dinner for us tonight. (cook)

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    is going to cook · 's going to cook

    💡 With Nadia, use is going to followed by the base verb cook.

  4. 4. Choose the correct negative plan.

    Multiple Choice20s
    AThey aren't going to stay long.✓
    BThey don't going to stay long.
    CThey aren't going stay long.
    DThey not are going to stay long.

    💡 Put not after are and keep to before the base verb.

  5. 5. Match each future plan situation beginning to its only logical ending.

    Matching30s
    I have an exam tomorrow. I→am going to study tonight.
    Omar has a ticket. He→is going to see the film.
    Our bags are packed. We→are going to leave soon.
    Maya feels ill. She→isn't going to come to class.

    💡 The form of be agrees with the subject before going to.

  6. 6. _____ you going to watch the game tonight?

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    Are

    💡 In a yes/no question with you, put Are before the subject.

  7. 7. Put the words in order to ask about a meeting place.

    Put in Order30s
    1. 1.Where
    2. 2.are you
    3. 3.going to meet
    4. 4.your friends?

    💡 The order is wh-word + be + subject + going to + base verb.

  8. 8. Which sentence describes a future intention?

    Multiple Choice20s
    AWe're going to learn Italian next year.✓
    BWe learn Italian every Tuesday.
    CWe learned Italian yesterday.
    DWe are Italian teachers.

    💡 Going to with a future time expression describes an intention or plan.

  9. 9. "She is going to travels by train" is correct.

    True / False20s
    True
    False ✓

    💡 Use the base form of the verb after going to.

  10. 10. Ben _____ to work tomorrow because his car is broken. (not drive)

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    isn't going to drive · is not going to drive

    💡 With Ben, the negative form is is not/isn't going to + base verb.

  11. 11. A: Is Ravi going to join us? B: Yes, ___.

    Multiple Choice20s
    Ahe is✓
    Bhe does
    Che going
    Dhe are

    💡 A positive short answer repeats the subject and the full form of be.

  12. 12. Match each future-plan question to its answer.

    Matching30s
    Are they going to play?→Yes, they are.
    Is Mia going to drive?→No, she isn't.
    What are you going to make?→I'm going to make soup.
    When is Dan going to leave?→Tomorrow morning.

    💡 Short answers use be, while wh-questions ask for the missing information.

  13. 13. I _____ the blue jacket; it is too expensive. (not buy)

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    am not going to buy · 'm not going to buy

    💡 With I, use am not going to + base verb.

  14. 14. The sentence "He going to start a course" has all the words it needs.

    True / False20s
    True
    False ✓

    💡 A form of be is required before going to.

  15. 15. Choose the correctly formed question.

    Multiple Choice20s
    AWhy are you going to leave early?✓
    BWhy you are going leave early?
    CWhy do you going to leave early?
    DWhy are going you to leave early?

    💡 After Why, put are before the subject you, then going to + base verb.

  16. 16. Put the segments in order to make a negative plan.

    Put in Order30s
    1. 1.We aren't
    2. 2.going to buy
    3. 3.a car
    4. 4.this year.

    💡 The negative pattern is subject + be not + going to + base verb.

  17. 17. Where _____ during her trip? (she / stay)

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    is she going to stay

    💡 After Where, use is + subject + going to + base verb.

  18. 18.

    Multiple Choice20s
    AIt describes a future plan.✓
    BIt describes a daily habit.
    CIt gives a past time.
    DIt compares two things.

    💡 Be going to is used for future plans and intentions.

  19. 19. "Yes, I am" is a correct short answer to "Are you going to come?"

    True / False20s
    True ✓
    False

    💡 Short answers repeat the correct form of be but not going to and the main verb.

  20. 20. My cousins _____ us at the station tomorrow. (meet)

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    are going to meet · 're going to meet

    💡 With the plural subject my cousins, use are going to + base verb.