Grammar reference and practice 9.1

 

9.1 ■ going to: future plans

Affirmative and negative
I	'm (= am) 'm not (= am not)		going to meet our friends.
He She It	's (= is) isn't (= is not)
We You They	're (= are) aren't (= are not)
Yes / No questions and short answers
Am	I	going to meet our friends?	Yes, I am. No, I'm not.
Is	he she it		Yes, he is. No, he isn't.
Are	we you they		Yes, they are. No, they aren't.
Wh- questions
Where	am	I	going to	stay?
Who	is	he she it		see?
What	are	we you they		watch?

Use

We use be + going to:

• ■to describe an intention.

  I'm going to finish my homework tonight.

  I'm not going to meet my friends tonight.

  ■to talk about a future plan.

  We are going to move to Germany next year.

  We aren't going to see our grandparents this weekend.

1Study the information and write affirmative and negative sentences with going to about Amy’s plans. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

pack suitcase ✔

phone her friend ✘

find passport ✔

do homework ✘

watch a film ✘

drive to airport ✔

play football ✘

fly to Madrid ✔

• 1She  her suitcase.

• 2She  her friend.

• 3She  her passport.

• 4She  her homework.

• 5She  a film.

• 6She  to the airport.

• 7She  football.

• 8She  to Madrid.

2Complete the sentences with going to and the verbs in brackets. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

• 1A:What  (you / do) next weekend?

  B:I  (play) tennis with my friends.

• 2She  (not / buy) any new clothes. She  (save) her money.

• 3 (you / make) supper tonight?

• 4Where  (they / stay) while they're on holiday?

• 5The twins  (not / have) a party for their birthday this year.

• 6A: (he / tidy) his room this afternoon?

  B:No, he . He  (visit) his cousins.

• 7My brother and I  (join) the drama club next term.

• 8You  (start) your new job next week.