BE GOING TO STATEMENTS
WO R K S H E E T S , AC T I V I T I E S & GA M E S Be Going To Practce
We use be going to to talk about future plans and predictions.
A prediction is a guess. It's what someone thinks will happen in the future.
Example: I'm going to pass my English test.
A plan is an idea about something you want to do in the future.
Example: I'm going to have pizza for dinner.
A. Are the be going to statements below a plan or a prediction? Write your answer.
1. We are going to visit our uncle this summer. ......................
2. The weather is going to be sunny this weekend. ......................
B. Match the sentence halves to make be going to statements.
1. Jose and Sam ....... a. going to give us a test next week.
2. My car is dirty, so I am ....... b. going to eat all my vegetables.
3. The teacher is ....... c. aren't going to play football tonight. They're tired.
4. We are ....... d. going to sell their car.
5. I am ....... e. is going to bring us some more water.
6. My parents are ....... f. is going to rain. Look at those clouds!
7. Anna is going to ....... g. going to visit our grandparents this weekend.
8. The waiter ....... h. going to wash it tomorrow.
9. Juan ....... i. win the race. She's a very fast runner.
10. I think it ....... j. isn't going to enjoy the party. He hates loud music.
C. Underline the correct verb forms in the sentences.
1. The children is going to / are going to have a picnic on Sunday.
2. Sam doesn't going to / isn't going to go to school.
3. We be going to / are going to watch a lm at the cinema tonight.
4. The cat is going to / are going to have kittens soon.
5. I am going to / is going to have a party on my birthday.
6. Our team is going to / are going to win the match.
7. We isn't going to / aren't going to take a break.
8. I not going to / am not going to tell you the answer.
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BE GOING TO STATEMENTS
WO R K S H E E T S , AC T I V I T I E S & GA M E S Be Going To Practce
D. Complete the text with the verbs from the box and the correct form of be going to.
catch visit not / go meet stay eat have
spend take (2) be not / have buy fy
This summer I (1) ............................. camping with my family.
I (2) ............................. my friend Spiro who lives in Athens. Spiro
(3) ............................. me at the airport. We (4) .............................
a plane to Corfu. We (5) ............................. with his grandparents.
Spiro's grandmother is a great cook, so we (6) .............................
lots of nice food. His grandfather has a boat. He (7) ............................. us shing on it.
Both Spiro and I love swimming, snorkelling and surng, so we (8) ............................. a lot
of time at the beach. After a week in Corfu, we (9) ............................. back to
Athens, and Spiro (10) ............................. me to the Acropolis and to the markets. I
(11) ............................. some gifts to take home for my family and friends. I
(12) ............................. in Greece for just two weeks, so I (13) ............................. time
to visit Rhodes. I am so excited about seeing Spiro again. I know we (14) .............................
a wonderful holiday.
E. Plan a holiday to a place you would like to visit by answering the questions below
using be going to. Do not write the name of the place in your sentences.
1. Who are you going to go with? ...................................................................................
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2. Where are you going to stay? .....................................................................................
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3. What places are you going to visit? ..............................................................................
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4. What activities are you going to do? ............................................................................
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5. What food are you going to eat? .................................................................................
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F. Now, ask a partner the same questions about their holiday. Can you guess where
they are going on holiday?
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