Practice Be Going To with 40 multiple choice questions across four sets: affirmative, negative, questions, and a mixed review including be going to vs will. Pick the correct form and check your answers.
Set:
Exercise 1. Affirmative: choose am / is / are + going to
Be going to uses am / is / are + going to + base form. Use am with I, is with he / she / it, and are with you / we / they.
Set:
1
She ___ going to leave tomorrow.
2
I ___ going to visit my parents this weekend.
3
They ___ going to play football on Saturday.
4
He ___ going to study medicine.
5
We ___ going to travel to Spain next summer.
6
Look at those clouds. It ___ going to rain.
7
You ___ going to love this film!
8
My parents ___ going to move to the countryside.
9
The team ___ going to win the championship.
10
The children ___ going to perform at the school concert.
+ Affirmative
Subjectam / is / aregoing toverb (base form).
I am going to work. · She is going to leave. · They are going to play.
I'm going to study. · He's going to call. · We're going to travel.
− Negative
Subjectam not / isn't / aren'tgoing toverb (base form).
I'm not going to stay. · He isn't going to come. · They aren't going to wait.
? Question
Am / Is / Aresubjectgoing toverb (base form)?
Am I going to pass? · Is she going to leave? · Are they going to join us?
Which auxiliary to use
Subject
+
−
?
I
am going to work
'm not going to work
Am I going to work?
He / She / It
is going to work ★
isn't going to work
Is she going to work?
You
are going to work
aren't going to work
Are you going to work?
We / They
are going to work
aren't going to work
Are they going to work?
★ Key rule: Only am / is / are changes. "going to" never changes! She is going to leave ✅ She are going to leave ❌
When to use be going to
1. Plans and intentions (already decided)
I'm going to visit my parents this weekend. (decision already made)
She's going to study medicine. (future plan)
2. Predictions based on visible evidence
Look at those clouds. It's going to rain! (you can see the evidence)
He's going to fall: be careful! (visible current situation)
Be going to vs Will
be going to
will
Pre-planned decisions
Spontaneous decisions
Predictions with visible evidence
General predictions (opinion)
I'm going to buy a car. (planned)
I'll help you carry that. (spontaneous)
It's going to snow: look at those clouds!
I think it will snow this winter.
Time expressions
tomorrownext weeknext monthnext yearsoontonightthis weekendin the futurethis summer