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Verbs

11 He / come to see you / tomorrow.

12 Mr and Mrs Green / go away / three weeks.

13 We / have a party / Saturday.

14 I / see her again / next week.

15 You / play football / this week?

48 going to

FORM
Positive Question Negative
am not
I am ('m) Am I I
('m not)
He is he He is not
She going to Is she going to pay? She (isn't) going to pay.
It ('s) pay. it It C's not)

We are we We are not
You ('re) Are you You (aren't)
They they They ('re not)

USE
To talk about a planned future action:
I'm going to see my parents on Saturday.
(This use is similar to present continuous time word Exercise 47.)
• To talk about something in the future which we can see as a result of
something happening now:
Look at those clouds. It's going to rain.
That man on the bike is going to fall off.
• To make statements about the future in a neutral way:
Alan's going to finish his exams on Friday.
Jenny's going to be five next week.
I'm going to work for a television company.
(The future simple is also used for the purpose > Exercise 50.)

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