LoginFuture with 'Going to' For beginners
In this lesson, beginners will learn about the English Future Tense using 'Going to' with simple explanations, clear examples, and practice exercises.
What Is Future with 'Going to'?
'Be going to' is a structure that is used to talk about plans and intentions in the future.
Structure
To talk about future using this structure, 'to be' verb + 'going to' is used before the base form of the main verb. For example:
Subject | Full Form | Short Form |
|---|---|---|
I | am going to run. | I'm going to run. |
He/She/It | is going to run. | She's/He's/It's going to run. |
We/You/They | are going to run. | We're/You're/They're going to run. |
Questions
To make a question using this structure, the 'to be verb' is placed at the beginning of the sentence followed by the subject and then 'going to' + the base form of verb. Here are some examples:
Statement | Question |
|---|---|
I am going to run. | Are you going to run? |
She is going to travel. | Is she going to travel? |
Use
We can use 'be going to' in the future tense to talk about:
Future predictions
Future plans
Those students are going to graduate this year.
Here, it is used to talk about prediction.
He is going to go to Chicago next month.
Here, it is used to talk about future plans.
Quiz:
Which of the following sentences uses the correct structure for an affirmative statement with "going to"?
I going to eat dinner.
She is going to eat dinner.
They going eat dinner.
He going to eating dinner.
Fill in the blanks with the correct option.
He
play soccer this evening.
We
visit the museum this weekend.
She
go to school tomorrow.
They
go to the beach this afternoon.
You
finish the project on time.
Choose the correct question with "going to."
You going to visit your parents?
Are you going to visit your parents?
Are going to visit your parents?
You are going to visit your parents?
Match each sentence fragment with its correct ending:
Complete the blanks in the table based on the correct use of "going to."
| Statement | Negative |
|---|---|
I am going to study. | I study. |
He is going to cook dinner. | He dinner. |
They the park. | They are not going to visit the park. |
We are going to watch a movie. | We a movie |
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