Going To Exercises
Going To Exercises
We use am/is/are + going to + verb to talk about future plans or events. Look at the
sentences below:
I am going to travel to Japan next week.
Susan is going to accept Jeremy’s proposal.
The kids are going to start their swimming lessons next week. 3 4
When using the verb to go, we can omit it:
I’m going to go to the supermarket later. or I’m going to the supermarket later.
Both sentences have the same meaning and it’s clear in the second sentence that we are
talking about the future.
A Number the sentences to match the pictures and complete them using the verbs in
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brackets:
( ) Sara __________________________ a warm bath when she arrives from work. (take)
( ) Steve __________________________ Richard what he knows about Karen’s promotion.
(tell)
( ) The kids ___________________________ the car this weekend. (wash)
( ) Robert ___________________________ lots of books from his sister to study for an
important test. (borrow)
( ) I ___________________________ Lorena to the doctor tomorrow. I think she caught the 7 8
flu. (take)
( ) Gina _________________________ a question. (ask)
( ) My wife ___________________________ a bank account on Thursday. (open)
( ) Tina and Peter ________________________ dinner at a fancy restaurant to celebrate
their wedding anniversary. (have)
C Answer the questions using short answers: D Choose the best option to complete the sentences:
1- Is Samantha going to take a shower now? – No, ____________ 1- Where ____ in Europe?
2- Is Linda going to have judo classes this semester? Yes, a) you are staying c) you stays
_______ b) are you going to stay d) is you going to stay
3- Are the kids going to have breakfast now? Yes, ____________ 2- When ___ for school?
4- Are the Johnsons going to travel in December? Yes, ________ a) is she going to leave c) she is leaving
5- Are you two going to go out tonight? Yes, _________________ b) she goes to leave d) does she go to leave
6- Are the students going to leave soon? No, ________________ 3- I ___ in that stupid long line.
7- Is your dad going to let you out tonight? No, _______________ a) is not stand c) am not going to stand
8- Is your sister going to lend us her car? Yes, _______________ b) are not standing d) are not going to stand
9- Are you guys going to do homework today? No, ____________ 4- Carol ____ this semester because she got bad grades.
10- Is your dog going to dig the garden? Yes, ________________ a) not going to pass c) not passing
11- Is the weather going to be nice? Yes, ___________________ b) is not going to pass d) isn’t go to pass