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going to Look - it's going to rain.

/ am going to drive you are going to drive he/she is going to drive etc

H am 1 going to drive7 are you going to drive? is he/she going to drive? etc
D 1 am not going to drive you are not going to drive etc
For contractions [I'm, aren't etc), see pages 2 and 315.

We often use going to when we can see the future in the present - when a future situation is starting,
or clearly on the way.

Look - it's going to rain. £ jj, Rebecca's going to have a baby next month.

4 Look at the pictures. What is going to happen? Use the words in the box.

! She is tojiost a tetter:

break the window
1 The woman............................................................................... crash

2 He............................................................................... drink coffee
3 She............................................................................... have breakfast
4 The cars............................................................................... play the piano
5 He............................................................................... post a letter /
6 The ball............................................................................... read a letter

We often use going to to talk about intentions - things that people have decided (not) to do.
What are you going to wear this evening? I'm not going to take a holiday this year.

^ Make questions with going to.

! you/cook supper ....................

! when / your brothers / be here . . .0.°“ K . h?#?..

1 Jane/change her school ...............................................................................
2 where/you/put that picture ...............................................................................
3 what / you / buy for Felix's birthday .............................................................................
4 Ethan / play football/tomorrow ...............................................................................
5 when/you/stop smoking ...............................................................................
6 Alice/go to university ...............................................................................
7 you / phone the police ...............................................................................
8 your mother / come and stay with us ...........................................................................

9 she / buy that coat ...............................................................................
10 what/you/tell the boss ...............................................................................

36 TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE