LEVEL 2 - GRAMMAR Future Intentions

What does 'going to' indicate in a sentence?

• Future intention or plan

• Hypothetical situation

• Current state or condition

• Past action or event

Formulate a sentence using 'going to' to express a future intention.

• I am going to study for my exam.

• I will study for my exam tomorrow.

• I studied for my exam yesterday.

• I am studying for my exam now.

Identify the future intention in the sentence: 'I am going to study abroad next year.'

• The intention to take a gap year next year.

• The intention to study abroad next year.

• The intention to travel domestically next year.

• The intention to study online next year.

Differentiate between 'will' and 'going to' in future predictions.

• 'Will' indicates a spontaneous decision or belief, whereas 'going to' indicates a planned action or prediction based on evidence.

• 'Going to' is used only in questions, while 'will' is used in statements.

• 'Will' is used for past events, while 'going to' is for present actions.

• 'Will' is always more formal than 'going to'.

Create a question using 'going to' about your weekend plans.

• What did you do last weekend?

• What are you going to do this weekend?

• What are your plans for next week?

• Are you going to the store this weekend?

How do you form a negative sentence with 'going to'?

• Subject + am/is/are + going to + not + base form of the verb.

• Subject + not + going to + base form of the verb.

• Subject + will + not + base form of the verb.

• Subject + am/is/are + not + going to + base form of the verb.

Write a negative sentence using 'going to' about your plans for tomorrow.

• I am not going to the gym tomorrow.

• I am going to sleep tomorrow.

• I am not going to work tomorrow.

• I will not be going to the store tomorrow.

What is the correct form: 'She is going to not attend the meeting' or 'She is not going to attend the meeting'?

• She is going to skip the meeting.

• She is not going to attend the meeting.

• She will not attend the meeting.

• She is not attending the meeting.

Use 'going to' in a question about a friend's future job.

• Are you going to travel the world?

• Are you going to be a doctor?

• Are you going to be a teacher?

• Are you going to work at a bank?

Provide an example of a future prediction using 'going to'.

• I am going to cook dinner yesterday.

• They are going to watch a movie last night.

• He is going to play soccer tomorrow.

• She is going to visit her grandmother next week.