Future GOING TO

Examples

I am leaving.
I am not happy.
Are you studying?

Usage
For plans and arrangements in the near furure.
They are going to Italy on Sunday.

To predict something on the basis of the evidence we have.

There is no power. The machine won’t work.

We can use either be going to or the future simple to talk about something we think will
happen in the future.
It is nine o’clock. He won’t come.
It is nine o’clock. He is not going to come.

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Exercises
Rewrite the verbs in brackets using going to

1-He_____________________________a new villa next month. (build)

2-The driver is not coming _____________ a taxi. (take)
3-My grandparents _____________________ presents for all of us when we get high marks.
(buy)
4-It is stormy today, I think it _______________________ (rain)
5-Our next door neighbours __________________ a party this evening.(have)
6-We ____________________________________ French next year. (study)
7-He doesn’t feel well. I think he ____________________________ sick. (be)
8-They train very hard. I think she ________________________ the match. (win)

Change the following into questions and negative sentences

1-The policeman is going to give the driver a ticket for speeding.
2-The boys are going to watch the final match next Tuesday.
3-The doctor is going to operate on the patient.
4-She is going to e-mail her friend in the evening.
5-The team is going to play the final match next Sunday.
6-She is going to pay Cinderella at the school party next week.
7-Our teacher is going to give a present to the best student tomorrow.
8-Our school director is going to give a speech tomorrow.