Exercise 1
Write a question with going to for each situation.
1) Your friend has won some money. You ask:
(what / do with it?) ________
2) Your friend is going to a party tonight. You ask:
(what / wear?) ________
3) Your friend has just bought a new table. You ask:
(where / put it?) ________
4) Your friend has decided to have a party. You ask:
(who / invite?) …………. .
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1 What are you going to do with it?
2 What are you going to wear?
3 Where are you going to put it?
4 Who are you going to invite?
Exercise 2
Read the situations and complete the dialogues. Use goingto .
1) You have decided to clean your room this morning.
FRIEND: Are you going out this morning?
YOU: No, ________
2) You bought a sweater, but it doesn't fit you very well. You have decided to take it back to the shop.
FRIEND: That sweater is too big for you.
YOU: I know. ________
3) You have been offered a job, but you have decided not to accept it.
FRIEND: I hear you've been offered a job.
YOU: That's right, but ________
4) You have to phone Sarah. It’s morning now, and you have decided to phone her tonight.
FRIEND: Have you phoned Sarah yet?
YOU: No, ________
5) You are in a restaurant. The food is awful and you've decided to complain.
FRIEND: This food is awful, isn't it?
YOU: Yes, it's disgusting. ________
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1 I’m going to clean room.
2 I'm going to take it back to the shop.
3 I'm not going to accept it.
4 I'm going to phone her tonight.
5 I'm going to complain.
Exercise 3
What is going to happen in these situations? Use the words in brackets.
1) There are a lot of black clouds in the sky.
(rain) ________
2) It is 8.30. Tom is leaving his house. He has to be at work at 8.45, but the journey takes 30 minutes.
(late) He ________
3) There is a hole in the bottom of the boat. A lot of water is coming in through the hole.
(sink) The boat ________
4) Lucy and Chris are driving. There is very little petrol left in the tank. The nearest petrol station is a long way away.
(run out) They ________
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1 It’s going to rain.
2 He's going to be late.
3 The boat is going to sink.
4 They're going to run out of petrol.
Exercise 4
Complete the sentences with was/were going to + the following verbs:
buygiveupphoneplaysaytravel
1) We ________ by train, but then we decided to go by car instead.
2) I ________ some new clothes yesterday, but I was very busy and didn't have time to go to the shops.
3) Oliver and I ________ tennis last week, but he had to cancel because he'd hurt his knee.
4) I ________ jane, but I decided to email her instead.
5) A: When I last saw Tim, he ________ his job.
B: That's right, but in the end he decided to stay where he was.
6) I'm sorry I interrupted you. What ________ you ________ ?
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1 were going to travel
2 was going to buy
3 were going to play
4 was going to phone
5 was going to give up
6 were you going to say