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FUTURE With Going To: Affirmative Form: Negative Form: Interrogative Form

The document discusses the use of "going to" to express future actions, plans, predictions, and intentions. It is used with time expressions like "soon", "tomorrow", "next year". The structure is the present simple of "to be" + "going to" + the bare infinitive verb. Examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms are provided, as well as example sentences to practice the structure. The last part provides examples of making sentences negative and turning statements into questions.

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FUTURE With Going To: Affirmative Form: Negative Form: Interrogative Form

The document discusses the use of "going to" to express future actions, plans, predictions, and intentions. It is used with time expressions like "soon", "tomorrow", "next year". The structure is the present simple of "to be" + "going to" + the bare infinitive verb. Examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms are provided, as well as example sentences to practice the structure. The last part provides examples of making sentences negative and turning statements into questions.

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FUTURE with Going to

We use going to to express future actions, plans, predictions and


intentions. When we are saying what someone else has decided to do, we also
use going to.

It is used with the following time expressions:

soon
shortly
in a few hours

tonight
tomorrow
in a few days

next weekend
next month
next year

It is formed with the Simple Present of the verb TO BE + going to + bare infinitive of the
main verb.

Affirmative Form:
I am going to travel.
You are going to travel.
He/She/It is going to travel.
We are going to travel.
You are going to travel.
They are going to travel.

Negative Form:
I am not going to travel.
You are not going to travel.
He/She/It is not going to travel.
We are not going to travel.
You are not going to travel.
They are not going to travel.

Interrogative Form:
Am I going to travel?
Are you going to travel?
Is he/she/it going to travel?
Are we going to travel?
Are you going to travel?
Are they going to travel?

Build up sentences following the model:


Gary/play football/next Saturday
= Gary is going to play football next Saturday.
Gary/not play football/next Saturday = Gary is not going to play football next Saturday.
Gary/play football/next Saturday/?
= Is Gary going to play football next Saturday?
1) I / fly / to Paris / next summer holidays
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2) Kate / meet / her friends / tonight
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3) Mr. Harris / not watch / a film / this evening
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4) Your parents / walk / in the park / in a few moments / ?
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5) We / not dance / at the disco / next Friday
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6) Lucy / bake a cake / this afternoon
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7) John and Mike / play basketball / tomorrow
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8) You / ride a bike / this weekend / ?
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Make these sentences negative and question: :


1. They are going to meet me again.
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2. Peter is going to learn Chinese.


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3. Will she marry me?


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4. Those books are going to fall!


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5. It will take long.


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6. Are they going to stop it?


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7. Will they fly to Scotland tomorrow?


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