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2    Grammar



                       Future be going to

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

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


                             Time Expressions                            NOTE: We use the Present Progressive
                             � tomorrow/tonight                          for actions we have arranged to do in the
                             � next month/year/week/Tuesday, etc.        near future and we mention when.
                             � in an hour / a year, etc.
                             � soon                                       I’m having a party this Saturday.

 Denmark
 Denmark
                            Complete the sentences. Use the Future be going to of the verbs in brackets.
 Copenhagen
 Copenhagen
                              1. A:                                        you                                        (be) here at the weekend?
 UK
                                B: No, I’m not. I                                        (go) on a trip to Scotland.
 Warsaw
 Amsterdam
 Amsterdam  Warsaw
 London  Netherlands  Berlin  Poland  2. A:                                        Jenny                                        (buy) a new dress for the party?
 Netherlands
 Berlin
 Poland
 Germany
 Germany                        B: Yes, she is. She                                        (buy) a blue dress.
                              3. A:                                        Tom and Miranda                                        (take) the bus?
 Frankfurt
 Frankfurt
 Paris
 Paris                          B: No, they aren’t. They’re late. They                                        (take) a taxi.
 Budapest
 Budapest
 Hungary
 France
 France  Hungary
 Lyon
 Lyon  Venice
                 3    Speak                                           4     Write
                      Talk in pairs about what you are going to do          Write three sentences about your
 Italy
 Italy
                      at the weekend.                                       plans for the weekend. Use the Future
                                                                            be going to.
 Rome
 Rome
 Madrid
 Madrid  Barcelona      What are you going to do at the weekend?
 Spain
 Spain                     I’m going to visit my cousins. What
                           about you? Are you going to visit your
                           cousins?                                           I’m going to...
                        No, I’m not. I’m going to go camping.
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