Intermediate Grammar
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(I’m) going to (do)“be going to” — 44 interactive questions
📖 Grammar Reference — (I’m) going to (do)
Study the notes, then work through the six exercises.
A I’m going to do something — a decision
Use am/is/are + going to + base verb when you have already decided to do something — you intend to do it.
| + | I ‘m going to call her tonight. · We ‘re going to paint the kitchen. |
| − | She isn’t going to come. · I ‘m not going to watch TV tonight. |
| ? | Are you going to help me? · What are you going to do? |
💡 The decision is in your mind now; the action comes later. After going to always use the base verb — going to going → going to go.
B going to vs present continuous
Both talk about the future. Going to = I’ve decided/intend to. Present continuous (am/is/are + -ing) = I’ve already arranged it, often with a fixed time.
📖 Often both are correct. Use going to when you want to stress the plan/intention rather than a fixed appointment.
C Something is going to happen — a prediction
Use going to when you can see now that something is sure to happen — the evidence is in front of you.
⚠️ Prediction from evidence you can see now = going to. A guess about the far future with no evidence usually takes will.
D was / were going to — a past plan
Use was/were going to (do) for something you intended to do in the past — often it did not happen.
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