Going to Going to
Idiomatic Future
Objective: To learn the form of going to and to use it to make plans and predictions.
Before you start, check the uses of
Now, you can practice the conjugation of to be or continue.
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Forms Pass the mouse pointer on the words to know the forms of Be + going to |
Affirmative form.
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I am going to buy a new book.
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| It is going to rain! |
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| Look!!! Those kids are going to fall down! |
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| This week the Mexican economy is going to suffer a fall, according to the experts. |
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Negative form.
To express the negative, you have to use To Be in the negative form.
Pass the mouse pointer on the blue squares to see the negative To be form with contractions.
I going to...
You going to...
He going to...
She going to...
It going to...
We going to...
They going to
Examples:
| Mr. Anderson
isn't
going to have
vacation next week because he has a lot of work. He's so upset.
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| I'm
not going to come tomorrow to school. It's my birthday.
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| Karen
isn't going to deliver her
work to the teacher. The scanner is out of order.
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| It
isn't going to rain
anymore today. Look at the rainbow!!
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Interrogative form.
What do you think are the steps to ask Questions with Be + Going to?
Check the examples
Now, check some examples of Question forms.
| 1. WH-Question form | Complete answers |
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Where
are you going to go on Sunday morning?
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I'm going to go to
the church with my family.
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When is Monique going to
register to the university?
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She´s going to register to the university tomorrow. |
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What sport is your
little son going to practice?
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He is going to practice
soccer.
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When are you going to
visit me?
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I'm going to visit you
next week.
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| 2. Yes/No Question form | Short answers |
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John, are you going to
play the piano in the concert next week?
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No, I'm
not.
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Is Charles going to
study medicine?
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Yes, he
is.
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Are you going to
clean your room?
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Yes, I
am.
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Teacher, are the
students going to pass the exam?
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No, they
aren't.
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Look at these examples...
Present Continuos (Future idea) Idiomatic Future (Be going to)
1 2
| Tomorrow, I'm going to
a night club.
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or... |
Tomorrow, I'm going to go to a night club.
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| I,'m going to Cancun next vacation.
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I,'m going to go to Cancun next vacation. |
You can use these two ways( 1 and 2 ) as they both have a future idea.
Now, do the next exercise to practice.
1. Click on Brad Pitt photo.
2. Read the text and close the window. And...
3. Do the exercise.
Now you can do extra practice on the following Links.
You can also check some material in the CADI-UV.
PATHWAYS
Worksheets: Reading and Writing area
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GR130 GR131 GR144 GR145 GR176 GR186
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By Analidia Luján Gutiérrez.
090./04
English 2, Unit 3.
