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.
1. Complete the plan: I ___ visit my grandparents on Saturday.
Multiple Choice20sAam going to✓Bis going toCare goingDgoing to💡 With I, use am + going to + base verb.
2. The form for a future plan is be + going to + base verb.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 For example: They are going to travel.
3. Nadia _____ dinner for us tonight. (cook)
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedis going to cook · 's going to cook💡 With Nadia, use is going to followed by the base verb cook.
4. Choose the correct negative plan.
Multiple Choice20sAThey 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. Match each future plan situation beginning to its only logical ending.
Matching30sI 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. _____ you going to watch the game tonight?
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedAre💡 In a yes/no question with you, put Are before the subject.
7. Put the words in order to ask about a meeting place.
Put in Order30s- 1.Where
- 2.are you
- 3.going to meet
- 4.your friends?
💡 The order is wh-word + be + subject + going to + base verb.
8. Which sentence describes a future intention?
Multiple Choice20sAWe'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. "She is going to travels by train" is correct.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 Use the base form of the verb after going to.
10. Ben _____ to work tomorrow because his car is broken. (not drive)
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedisn't going to drive · is not going to drive💡 With Ben, the negative form is is not/isn't going to + base verb.
11. A: Is Ravi going to join us? B: Yes, ___.
Multiple Choice20sAhe is✓Bhe doesChe goingDhe are💡 A positive short answer repeats the subject and the full form of be.
12. Match each future-plan question to its answer.
Matching30sAre 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. I _____ the blue jacket; it is too expensive. (not buy)
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedam not going to buy · 'm not going to buy💡 With I, use am not going to + base verb.
14. The sentence "He going to start a course" has all the words it needs.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 A form of be is required before going to.
15. Choose the correctly formed question.
Multiple Choice20sAWhy 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. Put the segments in order to make a negative plan.
Put in Order30s- 1.We aren't
- 2.going to buy
- 3.a car
- 4.this year.
💡 The negative pattern is subject + be not + going to + base verb.
17. Where _____ during her trip? (she / stay)
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedis she going to stay💡 After Where, use is + subject + going to + base verb.
18.
Multiple Choice20sAIt 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. "Yes, I am" is a correct short answer to "Are you going to come?"
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Short answers repeat the correct form of be but not going to and the main verb.
20. My cousins _____ us at the station tomorrow. (meet)
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedare going to meet · 're going to meet💡 With the plural subject my cousins, use are going to + base verb.