GRAMMAR PRACTICE

11C  be going to and future time

expressions 1 Write sentences. Use be going to.
We use be going to + the base form to talk about future plans. 1 Mark / play / guitar / this evening

I’m going to visit friends in Mexico this year.

He’s going to have pizza for dinner tonight. 2 my parents / go / vacation / tomorrow
We’re not going to stay at a hotel.
What are you going to do this summer? 3 my sister / not run / a marathon / this summer

11.7 I he / she / it you / we / they 4 I / cook / dinner / tonight

I’m going to relax by She’s going to stay We’re going to visit a
+
the pool. at a campsite. museum. 5 you / go / swimming / this afternoon?

I’m not going to She’s not/She isn’t My friends aren’t

6 we / not use / our car / this year
– study this weekend. going to stay at an going to visit me next
apartment. year.
Am I going to meet Is she going to stay Are they going to eat 2 Jamie, Fran, Paola,
? and Alfredo are on
your friends later? at a hostel? out tonight?
vacation together.
Yes, I am. / No, Yes, she is. / No, Yes, they are. / No, Complete the
Y/N
I’m not. she’s not/she isn’t. they’re not/ they aren’t. conversation with the
correct form of be
Look! When the main verb is go, we do not normally use to go after going. going to and a verb
Are you going surfing tomorrow? from the box.
Camille is going abroad next year.
But it is also correct to use to go.
Are you going to go surfing tomorrow? read visit play relax not do take (x2) do go (x2)
Camille is going to go abroad next year.
Jamie What 1 you and Alfredo
tomorrow?
Future time expressions Paola In the morning, we 2 sightseeing
We often use the following future time expressions with be going to: in the city. We 3 the castle and go
shopping. What about you?
this morning / afternoon / evening / week / weekend / month Jamie We 4 running, and then we
/ year / spring / summer / fall / winter / January, etc. 5 by the pool. In the afternoon, Fran
6 a surfing class, and I 7
tomorrow morning / afternoon / evening / night
my book on the beach.
next week / month / year / spring / summer / fall / winter / Paola 8
 Fran a surfing class
January, etc. every day?
in the morning / afternoon / evening / spring / summer / fall Jamie Yes, she is. She really wants to learn.
/ winter / January, etc. Paola Don’t you want to?
Jamie No, I just want to relax. I 9 much this
Look! We say tonight, NOT this night. week. Just a bit of running and swimming.
Paola What about volleyball? Alfredo 10
volleyball this evening. Are you interested?
Today is Monday, January 1st. Jamie Yeah! Thanks!
Monday January 1st this week this morning tonight
Tuesday January 2nd tomorrow morning tomorrow night 3 Today is Monday, March 10th. Write the time
Wednesday January 3rd expressions for the days and times.
Thursday January 4th 1 the morning of March 11th
Friday January 5th 2 March 17–23th
Saturday January 6th this weekend 3 March 10–16th
Sunday January 7th 4 the evening of March 10th
Monday January 8th next Monday next Monday night 5 April
6 Saturday, March 15th and Sunday, March 16th

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