IES Libertas. Torrevieja. Departamento de Inglés
future: be going to
1. Complete the sentences with to be going to and the verbs in brackets:
Example: We are going to cook (cook) dinner this evening.
a. Next summer, I am going to travel (travel) to England.
b. My sister María is going to live (live) in Madrid.
c. They are going to play (play) tennis this afternoon
d. My father is going to buy (buy) a new car.
e. Susan and David are going to see (see) the film tonight.
f. I am going to visit (visit) the dentist tomorrow.
2. Make questions with to be going to using these words and answer them in the negative form:
Example: Tony / read / this / book.
Is Tony going to read this book? No, Tony isn’t going to read this book.
a. Your friends / listen to music.
Are your friends going to listen to music? - No, they aren’t going to listen to music.
b. Peter / wash / his car.
Is Peter going to wash his car? - No, He isn’t going to wash his car.
c. She / write a letter.
Is she going to write a letter? - No, she isn’t going to write a letter.
d. Philip and Frank / have a birthday party.
Are Philip and Frank going to have a birthday party? - No, They aren’t going to have a
birthday party.
e. He / repair my bicycle.
Is he going to repair my bicycle? - No, he isn’t going to repair my bicycle.
f. Your grandparents /visit you / next weekend.
Are your grandparents going to visit you? - No, They aren’t going to visit me.
3. Write the following words in the right order to form sentences with to be going to in
affirmative, negative or interrogative:
Example: is / to / a / Fred / doctor / going / be.
Fred is going to be a doctor.
a. to / am / dentist / the / I / this / going / visit / afternoon.
I am going to visit the dentist this afternoon.
b. swim / aren’t / They / to / going / tomorrow.
They aren’t going to swim tomorrow.
c. her / paint / isn’t / to / room / going / She.
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