Going to exercises

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Online exercises with answers for beginners, elementary - intermediate levels.

Going to exercise 1 (intentions)

• What is Jim going to do after school?
  What are Sue and Eve going to do?
  And what are you going to do tonight?

Going to exercise 2 (predictions)

• Respond to situations: Look at the clouds. It is going to rain.

Going to exercise 3 (intentions + predictions)

• Complete an email. Choose correct verbs from the list.

Going to exercise 4 (questions)

• Make positive and negative questions.

Going to + will + present tenses for future Learn the differences between these forms.

Going to worksheets PDF

Free PDF worksheets with keys on future plans, intentions and predictions.

Going to exercises PDF 1 Future plans and intentions made before you speak.

Going to exercises PDF 2 Predictions based on evidence or on your experience.

Going to exercises PDF 3 Mixed future plans, intentions and predictions.

Going to exercises PDF 4 Positive questions.

Going to exercises PDF 5 Negative questions.

Going to exercises PDF 6 Afffirmative, negative and questions (all forms).

More PDF worksheets:

Going to + will + present tenses for future PDF exercises to practise differences.

PDF grammar rules on going to:

English tenses PDF Printable grammar rules with examples.

English grammar PDF All PDF grammar rules on this website.

Grammar rules with examples

1. Be going to is used for future intentions. We use it for decisions that we made before the moment of speaking.

I can't come tomorrow. I am going to tidy up the garage. (I have already decided it.)
We are going to move to Manchester. (We intend to do it in the near future.)

2. It is also used to express our opinion that something is certain to happen. There is evidence for our prediction.

You are going to have an accident if you don't slow down. (The road is really icy.)
They are going to rob the bank. (There are some men wearing masks in front of the bank.)