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Futur e
Future be going to
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS
I ’m going to visit I ’m not going to visit Am I going to visit? Yes, I am. No, I ’m not.
You ’re going to visit You aren’t going to visit Are you going to visit? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
He He he he he
She ’s going to visit She isn’t going to visit Is she going to visit? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
It It it it it
We We we we we
You ’re going to visit You aren’t going to visit Are you going to visit? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
They They they they they

We use the Future be going to for something we intend to do in the future.

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TIME EXPRESSIONS Complete the sentences with the Future be going to of the
verbs in brackets.
tomorrow / tonight
next month / year / week / Tuesday, etc. 1. A: you (come) to
in an hour / a year, etc. the football match tomorrow?
soon B: No, I’m not. I (stay) at home

because I must study for a test.
2. A: Kelly (go) on
holiday in August?
B: Yes, she is. She (travel) around the
country with her parents.
3. Brad (not play) video games with us
tonight. He (hang out) with his cousins.
They (visit) him.

Speak

Think about what you are going to do on three future
dates. You can use some of the ideas in the box. Talk
B Read again and answer the questions. in pairs about these dates, as in the example.
1. When is the mountain bike race?
2. What does Mia think about mountain go on a (school) trip
biking?
3. What does Logan think about go to a concert
mountain biking? go to a party
4. How is Logan going to prepare for watch a sports match/game
the race? take part in a competition/race
5. Where is Mia going to wait for Logan? visit a museum / art gallery
6. Why doesn’t Logan want to celebrate
after the race?
7. Why does Logan need a new bike
after the race? I’m going to go to a pop concert on
11 February.
Over to you... Really? Where is the concert
going to take place?
Discuss. At Mayfield Stadium.
Do you like taking part in Who are you going to go to the
races? Why? / Why not? concert with?
What’s more important: to win My cousin Greg.
a race or to take part in it?
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