Here are some online exercises for your English language lockdown learning.

Below the exercises is the Google Doc transcript from the 5-minute grammar lesson. Extra teacher talk from the video not included!

Online exercises: going to for future:

• https://agendaweb.org/verbs/future-be-going-to-exercises.html
• https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-1-going-to/exercises
• https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/going_to_future_statements.htm
• https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/going-to.htm

Today’s video Google Doc transcript

MarkESOL 5 minute grammar lesson. 

Using Going to for the future.

Today we’re going to be covering:

1.   Times and dates in the future
2. When do we use going to?
3. Making statements
4. Making negative statements
5. Making questions
6. Short answers

Times in the future

This afternoon, this evening. Tomorrow morning. Tonight. ON Sunday. Saturday, next Monday. Next week.

Next month, next year. Or in June. In 2024. Next year. Or in 5 years. In 2 weeks.  In a hundred years time. In a few minutes. later.

In the future.

There are lots of different verbs and ways we can talk about the future in English. English is complicated and difficult! Arggggghhhh!

So how do we use going to make sentences or statements?

When we’re sure of what is going to happen. Plans. Things that we are sure are going to happen.

If I see a big grey cloud, I can say, “It’s going to rain.” I have evidence. I’ve seen the cloud.

I am going to eat in 10 minutes.

I’m not going to go shopping today. 

I’m going to exercise in the park later.

Statements with – going to

subject	To be	going to	Infinitive verb	Extra information	when
I	am	going to	eat	toast	soon
she/he/it	is	going to	visit	her friend	tomorrow
we	are	going to	Study	English	On Wednesday
you	are	going to	exercise	in the park	This afternoon
they	are	going to	go	to Portugal	In the summer

Negative statements with – going to

subject	To be	negative	going to	Infinitive verb	Extra information	when
I	am	not	going to	eat	toast	soon
she/he/it	is	not	going to	visit	her friend	tomorrow
we	are	not	going to	Study	English	On Wednesday
you	are	not	going to	exercise	iIn the park	This afternoon
they	are	not	going to	go	to Portugal	In the summer

Questions with – going to

Question word	To be	subject	going to	Infinitive verb	Extra information	when
	Am	I	going to	eat	toast	soon?
	Is	she/he/it	going to	visit	her friend	tomorrow?
	Are	we	going to	Study	English	On Wednesday?
	Are	you	going to	exercise	in the park	This afternoon?
	Are	they	going to	go	to Portugal	In the summer?

Short answers with going to

Q: Are you going to do your homework?

A: Yes, I am.

Q: Is this going to be fun?

A: No, it’s not.

Q: Is this going to happen again?

A: Yes, it is.

Things to remember!

Use the verb to be.

Use going to for things that are certain. That are going to happen.

Use the infinitive form of the verb after going to. That’s really important.

Bye bye bye!!!

MarkESOL