UNIT 9



GOING TO FUTURE

 

 

Going to future expresses a conclusion regarding the immediate future or an action in the near future that has already been planned or prepared.
a. How to form "be going to" sentences
To make a verb form with “be going to”, you first put “be into the correct form to agree with the subject, and then add going to+ the simple form of the verb.
b. Form of going to Future.
Positive
Negative
Question
I
am
I am going to speak.
I am not going to speak.
Am I going to speak?
You / We / They
are
You are going to speak.
You are not going to speak.
Are you going to speak?
He / She / It
is
He is going to speak.
He is not going to speak.
Is he going to speak?
c. Use of going to Future.
An action in the near future that has already been planned or prepared.
Example: I am going to study harder next year.
d. A conclusion regarding the immediate future.

Example: The sky is absolutely dark. It is going to rain.


       
FutureBe Going to
 Exercises
I)  Write down positive sentences in the blanks below in the Future Be Going to.

    Examples:  I / dance/ reggaeton                       I am going to dance reggaeton

                       He / dance / bachata                      He is going to dance bachata

                      They / dance / rock.                       They are going to dance rock.


1.  I / work / tomorrow.                ____  ______  _________  ___  ______  __________
2. You/ dance/ next / Friday. ____  _____  _______  ___  _______  ____  _________
3. He / stay / at / home.   ____  _____  ________  ____  _______  ____  ___________
4. She / try / jump.                     ____  ______  _________  ____  ________  ________
5.  It / rain / tonight.                   ____  ______  _________  ____  ________  ________
6.  We / speak / English.           ____  ______  _________  ____  ________  ________
7. You / buy /a / bicycle.  ____  _____  ________  ____  _______  ____  ___________
8. They / ask / him.                  ______  ______  ________  ____  ________  ________
9. Daniel/ help /his /mother. ________  ___  _______  ___  _______ ____  _________
10. Joel and Alex / push / the / car. ______  ______  _________  ____  _______  ___
                                                         _________  _____   _________
II) Write down negative sentences in the blanks below in the Future Be Going to.
    Examples:  I / dance/ reggaeton                  I am not going to dance reggaeton

                       He / dance / bachata                 He is not going to dance bachata

                      They / dance / rock.                  They are not going to dance rock.


11.  I / work / tomorrow.  ____________________________________________             
12. You/ dance/ next / Friday. ___________________________________________
13. He / stay / at / home.  _______________________________________________
14. She / try / jump.      _________________________________________________
15.  It / rain / tonight.    _________________________________________________
16.  We / speak / English.  ______________________________________________
17. You / buy /a / bicycle.  ______________________________________________
18. They / ask / him.   _________________________________________________
19.  Daniel/ help /his /mother.  ___________________________________________
20. Joel and Alex / push / the / car. _______________________________________
                                                         _______________________________________
III) Write questions in the blanks below in the Future Be Going to.

    Examples:  I / dance/ reggaeton                  Am I going to dance reggaeton?

                       He / dance / bachata                 Is he going to dance bachata?

                      They / dance / rock.                   Are they going to dance rock? 

21.  I / work / tomorrow ___________________________________________?             
22.  You/ dance/ next / Friday  ___________________________________________?
23. He / stay / at / home   _______________________________________________?
24. She / try / jump       _________________________________________________?
25.  It / rain / tonight     _________________________________________________?
26.  We / speak / English   ______________________________________________?
27. You / buy /a / bicycle   _______________________________________________?
28. They / ask / him    __________________________________________________?
29.  Jorge/ help /his /mother  ____________________________________________?
30. Victor / and / Camilo / push / the / car  _________________________________
                                                                      _________________________________?
IV) Put the verbs into the correct forms (Future). Use Going to.
Examples: I (read) a book.                                    I am going to read a book.

                  Elena (not /dance) at school.             Elena is not going to dance at school       

                  (ride / they) a horse?                           Are they going to ride a horse? 

31.  It (rain) tomorrow.   ____________________________________________             
32.  They (eat) stew.        ________________________________________________
33.  I (wear) brown shoes tonight.  _________________________________________
34. We (not / help) you.      _______________________________________________
35. Violeta (not / walk) home. _____________________________________________
36. (cook / you) dinner?    _______________________________________________?
37. Eduardo (not / share) his biscuits. ______________________________________
38. (leave / they) the house?  ____________________________________________?
39. (take part / she) in the contest?  _______________________________________?
40. I (not / spend) my holiday abroad. ______________________________________
 V) Rewrite the following affirmative statements as negative sentences in Future Be Going to. 
    Example:    She takes the bus.                        She is not going to take the bus.
41.  Patricia gets up early. _____________________________________________________________
42.  I learn Spanish at the university.    _____________________________________________________________
43.  Pamela and I finish the career.    _____________________________________________________________
44.  Alan buys bread this afternoon.               _____________________________________________________________
45.  We sell her car this month.  
    ______________________________________________________________
46.  Jaime and Felipe watch the football match.
    ______________________________________________________________
  
VI) Rewrite the following affirmative statements as questions in Future Simple.
    Example: They wait in the park.                   Are they going to wait in the park? 

47.  She studies the lesson         _____________________________________________________________?
48.  I start work tomorrow           _____________________________________________________________ ?
49.  They leave their house next weekend         _____________________________________________________________?
50.  Jaime has lunch in five minutes                     _____________________________________________________________?
51. He finishes his diet tonight    _____________________________________________________________?
52.  We wear tracksuit at school 
     _____________________________________________________________?


VII)  Answer the following questions with your personal information:
53.  What are you going to do next Friday afternoon?  
       I am ____________  ______   sleep in my   _________________________
54.  Where are you going to study next year?  
       I _________  ______________  ______ study in _____________________
55.  When are you going to clean your room?
 
       _____ _________ going to __________ my _________ on _____________            
     VIII) Write down the missing sentences in the blanks below.       
  
Affirmative
Negative
Question
I am going to buy sweets.
?
You are going to go to the cinema.
?
Diego is not going to eat a hamburger.
?
Is Elena going to have dinner?
The horse is going to drink some water.   
?
Are we going to write a letter?
You are not going to rent a video.
?
Are they going to play football?
IX) Create and write down 8 affirmative sentences, 8 negative sentences and 8 interrogative sentences in the blanks below with Future Be Going to.
       Examples:
a. I am going to see her later.
b. I am not going to see her later. c. Am I going to see her later?
a. They are going to build their house.
b. They are not going to build their house.
c. Are they going to build their house?
 1. a. I am going to __________________________________________________
    
      b. ____  _____  _______  _________  ___  _____________________________
      c. ______  _____  _________  ____  _________________________________?
 2. a You are going to _______________________________________________
    
     b. ____  _____  _______  _________  ___  _____________________________
     c. ______  ______  _________  ____  ________________________________?
 3. a. Felipe Is going to ______________________________________________
      b. ___________  ____  _____  ________  ____  _________________________
      c. ____  __________  ________  ___  ________________________________?
   
 4. a. Javiera is going to ______________________________________________
    
      b. ___________  ____  _____  ________  ____  _________________________
      c. ____  ___________  ________  ____  ______________________________?
 5. a. The donkey  is going to ________________________________________
 
     b. ____  __________  ____  ______  _________   ___  ___________________
     c. ____  _____  _________  ________  ___  __________________________?
   
 6. a. Eva and I are going to __________________________________________
    
      b. ______  ____  _____  _____  ____  ________  ___  __________________
     c. _____  ________  ______  ___  _________  ___  _____________________?
 7. a. You are going to _______________________________________________
    
      b. _____  _____  _____  ________  ____  ______________________________
      c. _____  _____  ________  ____  ___________________________________?
 8. a. Daniel and Mariana are going to __________________________________
    
     b. _______  ____  _________  _____  ____  ________  ___  ______________
     c. _____  _________  _____  ___________  ________  ____  _____________?











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Practise the use of going to future. You have 5 exercices to complete.
1. Choose the right option
2. Write the correct form
3.Interrogative form
4.Change into questions
5. What are they going to do?
6.What are they going to do?2
7.What are they going to do? 3




In negative sentences, we put not between the form of be and the verb.
In questions, we simply swop the places of subject and the form of be.






















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