Evolve Digital Level 1B – English 1

Grammar summary
Unit 10 Lesson 1: Statements with “be going to”

• Use be going to to talk about future plans.

• Use a verb after be going to.
• You can use future time expressions with be going to (tomorrow, tonight, next
week, this evening, on Monday, etc.)

Examples:
“I’m going to go out tomorrow.”
“He’s going to take a walk in the park.”
“We are going to order two more coffees.”
“I’m not going to do that.”
“I’m not going to be home tomorrow.”
“We’re not going to travel next weekend.”

Unit 10 Lesson 2: Questions with “be going to”

• In yes/no questions with be going to, use Am, Is, or Are at the beginning.
• In information questions with be going to, use a question word before is, are, or
am.
Examples:
“Are you going to play golf?”

“Is she going to visit jazz clubs with you?”

“Are they going to watch TV?”
“Where are you going to go?”
“What are you going to do?”

Notice: Don’t use going to in short answers.

A: Are you going to play golf?
B: No, I’m not. / Yes, I am. (Don’t say “No, I’m not going to.” or “Yes, I’m going to.”)

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