FUTURE WITH "GOING to"
1)USING "GOING to"
FOR PLANS AND INTENTIONS:
EXAMPLES
- Is Freddy going
to buy a new car soon?
- Are John and Pam
going to visit Milan when they are in Italy?
- I think Nigel and Mary are going to have a party next week.
- We are going to have dinner together tomorrow.
- Aren't you going
to stay at the library
until your report is finished?
- He is going to spend his vacation in Hawaii.
- She is not going to spend her vacation in Hawaii.
- A: When are we going to meet each other tonight?
B: We are going to meet at 6 PM. - I'm going to be an actor when I grow up.
- Michelle is going to begin medical school next year.
- They are going to drive all the way to Alaska.
- Who are you going to invite to the party?
- A: Who is going to make John's birthday cake?
B: Sue is going to make John's birthday cake.
2)USING "GOING to"
FOR PREDICTIONS:
EXAMPLES
- He's going to be a brilliant politician.
- I'm going to
have a hard time
falling asleep.
- You're going to
be sorry you said
that.
- Is it going to
rain this afternoon?
- Aren't they
going to come to the party?
- The year 2222 will be a very interesting year.
- The year 2222 is going to be a very interesting year.
- John Smith will be the next President.
- John Smith is going to be the next President.
- The movie "Zenith" will win several Academy Awards.
- The movie "Zenith" is going to win several Academy Awards.
Put the verbs into the correct form (future I). Use going to.
1. It (rain) .
2. They (eat) stew.
3.
I (wear) blue shoes
tonight.
4. We (not / help) you.
5. Jack (not / walk) home.
6. (cook / you) dinner?
7.
Sue (share / not) her biscuits.
8. (leave / they) the house?
9.
(take part / she) in the contest?
10.
I (not / spend) my holiday
abroad this year.
Test
Write sentences in going to future.
1.
he / get up / early
§ Positive:
§ Negative:
§ Question:
they / do / their best
§ Positive:
§ Negative:
§ Question:
you / learn / Irish
§ Positive:
§ Negative:
§ Question:
she / buy / a computer
§ Positive:
§ Negative:
§ Question:
we / take / the bus
§ Positive:
§ Negative:
§ Question:
she / watch / the match
§ Positive:
§ Negative:
§ Question:
they / wait / in the park
§ Positive:
§ Negative:
§ Question:
He / buy / bread / this afternoon
§ Positive:
§ Negative:
§
Question:
est
Write sentences in going to future.
1.
she / copy / the chapter
§ Positive:
§ Negative:
§ Question:
he / criticise / you
§ Positive:
§ Negative:
§ Question:
I /
defend / my point of view
§ Positive:
§ Negative:
§ Question:
they / discuss / the problem
§ Positive:
§ Negative:
§ Question:
he / reach / his goal
§ Positive:
§ Negative:
§ Question:
the robber / rob / another bank
§ Positive:
§ Negative:
§ Question:
we / explore / a new territory
§ Positive:
§ Negative:
§ Question:
they / rescue / the girl
§ Positive:
§ Negative:
§ Question:
Exercises
Type in the verbs in the future I (going to).
1. Mr Potts (sell) his house.
2. Our neighbours (spend) their next holidays in the Caribbean.
3. I (move) to another town.
4. My husband (build) a tree house for the kids.
5.
His friends (learn) English.
Type in the verbs in the future I (going to).
1. I (tell/not) you the secret.
2.
She (ring/not) me.
3. We (invite/not) him to our party.
4.
Greg (work/not) abroad.
5. Her parents (lend/not) her any more money.
Write questions in the future I (going to).
1.
(you/help/me) ?
2.
(she/study/in
Glasgow) ?
3.
(they/paint/the
room) ?
4. (he/apply/for that
job) ?
5. (what/you/do) about this?
1.
2. What ___ this weekend?
a. you are going to do
b. are you going to do
c. your gonna do
a. you are going to do
b. are you going to do
c. your gonna do
3. I'm not sure. ___ anything special?
a. Are you going to do
b. You are going to do
c. Is going to do
a. Are you going to do
b. You are going to do
c. Is going to do
4. My friend Melissa and I ___ a party. Would you like to
come?
a. am going to
b. are going to go to
c. go to
a. am going to
b. are going to go to
c. go to
5. I'd love to!
___?
a. What's it going to be
b. Who's go to be
c. Where's it going to be
___?
a. What's it going to be
b. Who's go to be
c. Where's it going to be
6. It is ___ to be at Ruth's house.
a. go
b. going
c. gonna
a. go
b. going
c. gonna
7. What time ___ start?
a. is it going to
b. it's going to
c. it
a. is it going to
b. it's going to
c. it
8. At 10 P.M.
___ invite?
a. Who are you going to
b. What you're going to
c. When you going to
___ invite?
a. Who are you going to
b. What you're going to
c. When you going to
9. I don't know. I think ___ anyone.
a. I'm going invite
b. I'm not go invite
c. I'm not going to invite
a. I'm going invite
b. I'm not go invite
c. I'm not going to invite
Hi! My name is
Hannah and I am nine years old. I am so excited! I am excited because tomorrow
my daddy’s going to take me to the zoo. I love the zoo!
We are going to see snakes! The last
time I went to the zoo I saw the cutest tiny green snake. I want to see more
snakes!
We are going to see the tigers. I am going to roarat the tigers!
Can you roar like a tiger too?
I am going to hop like a kangaroo
when I see the kangaroos! When I see the penguins I am going to
waddle like them. They look so funny when they walk!
I am going to sing like the birds
and I am going to flap my arms and fly
with them too! I am going to bea beautiful blue bird with a
bright yellow beak! My song will be the most beautiful song ever!
We are going to
find the giraffes too. They have very long necks. I am going to
pretend that my neck is very long just like a giraffe! I don’t
like eating leaves like giraffes do. No, leaves taste awful! I am only going to pretend to eat them.
My daddy’s
going to let me buy something from the gift shop. I don’t know what
I am going to want but I can’t wait
to see what there is! We are going to
have fun! I am so excited!
Vocabulary help:
- awful (adjective) - very
bad or unpleasant
- beak (noun) - the hard
part of a bird’s mouth
- cutest (adjective)
superlative form of cute - pleasant or nice, especially
of someone young or something small
- hop (verb) - to move by
jumping
- pretend (verb) - to
behave as if something is true when it’s not.
- tiny (adjective) - very small
- waddle (verb) - walks
with short steps while moving from side to side
More vocabulary? Click on the icon that looks like a book, to the
left
Comprehension Check:
Did you understand the story? Are these sentences true?
1. Hannah is excited because she is going to go to the zoo tomorrow. Yes or
no?
2. Hannah is six years old. Yes or no?
3. Hannah likes to pretend that she is an animal. Yes or no?
4. Her mother is taking her to the zoo. Yes or no?
5. Hannah knows how to fly. Yes or no?
Fill in the Blanks:
6. Giraffes have long _________________ and they like to eat
________________.
7. Hannah is going to __________________ like a penguin.
8. Hannah remembers seeing a cute tiny __________________ at the zoo.
9. Hannah is going to be a ___________________ blue bird with a
________________ beak.
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