Be going to - intentions

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Exercise 1

'Be going to' is used to express future intentions (decisions made before the moment of speaking).

I am going to study physics at the University of Cambridge.
We are going to go on holiday in July.



What is Jim going to do after school? And what is he not going to do?

Jim a film in the afternoon. (watch)

He his friends at the leisure centre. (see)

He Susan and Eve after dinner. (call)

He the dinner today. (not cook)

Fortunately, he any housework. (not do)

He asleep before eleven o'clock. (not fall)

What are Sue and Eve going (not going) to do after school?

Sue and Eve in Mario's supermarket. (shop)

They with housework a little bit. (help)

They their hair in the evening. (wash)

They Jim in his place. (not visit)

They computer games or any other games. (not play)

What are you going (not going) to do tonight? Write true answers.

I a shower before I go to bed. (take/not take)

I to my family. (talk/not talk)

I to classical music. (listen/not listen)

I my teeth with toothpaste. (brush/not brush)

I before I fall asleep. (read/not read)

Be going to for future plans and intentions. Exercises with answers and grammar rules for beginners and elementary learners of English as a foreign language.

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