Be + going to

Be going to

EXPRESS THE FUTURE

Past

Yesterday

today

tomorrow

Present

Future

Be + going to + base form of a verb
(is/am/are)

I am going to take the bus to Petén. I’m not going to fly.

She’s going to eat at the bus station. She’s not going to eat at home.

We’re going to takea taxi to the airport. We’re not going to drive.

study
graduate
move to New York
paint a picture
read a book

go to a concert
make dinner
do the laundry
wash the dishes
take the train

Group assignment
Take turns expressing future plans

Negative Statements

Subject + am/is/are + not + going to + complement

I'm not goint to go out tonight.
You're not going to cook dinner tomorrow.
She's not going to come to the party next week.
He isn't going to date her anymore.
The weather's not going to get better.
They're not going to travel this Summer.

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graduate
hang out with friends
go swimming
exercise

sleep late
go fishing
relax
learn another language
go to school

Group assignment
Take turns to make negative statements

Yes/No Questions

Is he going to buy a round ticket? Yes, he is.
No, he's not. / No, he isn't.

Are they going to take a cab? Yes, they are.
No, they're not.
No, they aren't.

​Are you going to go shopping tomorrow? Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.

Information Questions

When are you going to arrive?

(on Monday)

Where is he going to stay?

(At grandma’s house)

Who are they going to meet?

(the lawyer)

Who’s going to take her to the bus station?

(her dad is)

Multiple Choice

 (A)… you going to see the movie?
(B) Yes, I ….

• Do / am
• Are / are
• Are / am

Multiple Choice

you / to / tell / him / going / are / ?

• are you going to tell him

• Are you going to tell him?

• Are you going to tell to him?

• Are you going tell him?

Multiple Choice

watch / I’m / a / to / TV / going

• I'm going watch TV.

• I going to watch TV.

• I'm not going to watch TV.

• I'm going to watch TV.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence in correct?

• I going to meet my friends

• I am go to meet my friends

• I am going to met my friends

• I am going to meet my friends

Multiple Choice

.................................. cycling this weekend?

• Are going we to play

• We going to play

• Going we to go

• Are we going to go

Multiple Choice

Choose the RIGHT sentence

• She's going buy a new car

• She is going to buy a new car

• She is going buying a new car

• She is going to buying a new car

Multiple Choice

- ____ you ____ come to my house after the party?

- Yes, I ___

• Are / going to / are

• Are / going to / am

• Am / going / am

Multiple Choice

My family and I ____ to travel next summer, we are going to stay home.

• are going

• am not going

• are not going

Multiple Choice

- What are you ____ do on vacations?

- I ____ going to visit my grandma.

• going / am

• going to / am

• going to / are

Multiple Choice

________(I/meet) my new teacher.

• I am meeting

• I am go to

• I'm going to

Multiple Choice

When________(she/come) home?

• is she coming

• is she going to come

• is she going to coming

Multiple Choice

_________(Peter/not rent) a car.

• is not going to rent

• are not going to rent

• is not renting

Multiple Choice

________(It/snow) all weekend.

• It be going snowing

• It is going to snowing

• It is going to snow

Multiple Choice

My friend … a birthday party next week.

• is going to has
• going to have
• is going to have