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7.2 Future with Be Going To

Affirmative Statements Negative Statements
Subject Be Going To Base Form Subject Be Not Going To Base Form
am am not
I I
‘m ‘m not
is not
is
He/She/It going to stay. He/She/It ‘s not going to stay.
‘s
isn’t
are not
are
We/You/They We/You/They ‘re not
‘re
aren’t
Yes/No Questions Short Answers
Be Subject Going To Base Form
Am I Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t.
Is he/she/it going to go? Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
Are you/we/they Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t.

Wh- Questions Short Answers
Wh- Word Be Subject Going To Base Form
What is she going to do? Ride her bike.
Where are they go? To the museum.

1. Use be going to for
a. things you are certain will happen in the future a. It is going to snow tomorrow.
b. things you plan to do b. I’m going to watch the news at 6:00.
c. predictions c. Space travel is going to become more
popular in the future.

2. Contractions are usually used in conversation A: What are you going to do this weekend?
and informal writing. B: I’m going to visit my sister in Boston.

5 Complete the conversation with be going to and the subjects and verbs in parentheses.
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Then listen and notice the pronunciation of be going to.

Carl: I’m so glad it’s Friday. (1) Are you going to do (you / do) anything special
this weekend, Valerie?

Valerie: Yes, (2) (I / go) to the opening of the new Space
Museum. I’m sure it’ll be crowded, but I really want to see it.

Carl: (3) What (you / see) there?
Valerie: Well, (4) (Phil and I / take)
the children on some of the rides. There is one called “A Trip to the Moon.”

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