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future: be going to
1. Complete the sentences with to be going to and the verbs in brackets:
Example:. We are going to cook (cook) dinner this evening
a. Next summer, I am going to travel (travel) to England.
b. My sister María is going to live (live) in Madrid.
c. They going to play (play) tennis this afternoon.
d. My father is going to buy (buy) a new car.
e. Susan and David are going to see (see) the film tonight.
f. I am going visit (visit) the dentist tomorrow.
2. Make questions with to be going to using these words and answer them in the negative form:
Example: Tony / read / this / book.
Is Tony going to read this book? No, Tony isn’t going to read this book.
a. Your friends / listen to music.
? - No, they aren´t going to listen to music
b. Peter / wash / his car.
Is Peter going to wash his car ? - No, peter isn´t going to wash his car
c. She / write a letter.
She is going to write a letter ? - No, she isn´t going to write a letter
d. Philip and Frank / have a birthday party.
Philip and Frank are going to have a birthday party? - No, they aren´t going to have a
birthday party
e. He / repair my bicycle.
He is going to repair my bicycle ? - No, he isn´t going to repair my bicycle
f. Your grandparents /visit you / next weekend.
Your grandparents are going to visit you next weekend? - No, they aren´t going to
visit you next weekend
3. Write the following words in the right order to form sentences with to be going to in
affirmative, negative or interrogative:
Example: is / to / a / Fred / doctor / going / be.
Fred is going to be a doctor.
a. to / am / dentist / the / I / this / going / visit / afternoon.
I am

b. swim / aren’t / They / to / going / tomorrow.

They aren´t going to swim tomorrow
c. her / paint / isn’t / to / room / going / She.
She isn´t going to paint
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d. do / his / Philip / going / homework / is / to?
Philip is going to his homework do to?

e. am / not / I / to / France / going / travel / to.

I am not going to travel to france

f. study / to / are / They / English / on / going / Monday.

They are going to study English on Monday