Plans and intentions: be going to
Use be going to for what you've already decided or can clearly see coming — "I'm going to start a routine," "it's going to rain." Keep the be-verb in the present: am / is / are + going to + base verb.
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1I'm going to start a new morning routine next week
- 2I'm going to buy a budget phone during the holiday sale
- 3She's going to sign up for a cooking class next month
- 4She's going to apply for a scholarship this fall
- 5We're going to celebrate my brother's graduation at a nice restaurant this weekend
- 6The company is going to release a new app next quarter
- 7He is going to study in Canada next year
- 8He's going to propose to her on New Year's Eve
- 9It's going to rain hard tonight
- 10It's going to be sunny and warm this afternoon
- 11We're going to visit our grandparents on Saturday morning
- 12My sister is going to start driving lessons in May
- 13Our club is going to hold a small concert next month
- 14The store is going to open earlier during the summer
- 15She is going to move to a new apartment in July
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