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

? am I going to drive? are you going to drive? is he/she going to drive? Etc
- I am not going to drive you are going to drive etc
For contractions (I´m, aren´t etc), see pages 2 and 277.

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.


Rebecca´s going to have a baby next month.

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

She is going to past a latter. break the window


1 The woman is going to have breakfast. crash
2 He is going to read a letter. drink coffee
3 She is play the piano. have breakfast
4 The cars is going to crash. play the piano
5 He is going to drink coffee. post a letter
6 The ball is going to break the window. read a letter

We often use going to to talk about intentions – things that people have decided (not) to do.
This structure is common in conversation.
I´m going to take a holiday next week. Peter´s not going to study chemistry.
What are you going to wear this evening? Lucy is going to go to France next year.

Make questions with going to.


you / cook supper Are you going to cook supper?
When / your brothers / be here When are your brothers going to be here?
1 Ann / change her school is Ann going to change her school
2 where / you / put that picture Where are you going to put that picture?
3 what / you / buy for Bill´s birthday What are you going to buy for Bill´s birthday?
4 Eric / play football / tomorrow is Eric going to play football tomorrow?
5 when / you / stop smoking When are you going to stop smoking?
6 Alice / go to university is Alice going to go to university?

NO DO
We make modal questions (?) and negatives (-) without do. (Other verbs have do.)
Can you help me? (NOT Do you can help me?) You must not tell Philip.
Do you know my friends Jeremy? Sally doesn´t cook very well.

Make questions (?) or negative (-).

(Negatives in this exercise: cannot/can´t; must not/mustn´t; may not)


Ann can´t speak Russian. (Chinese ?) can she speak Chinese?
Mary must wash her clothes. (do it now -) She mustn´t do it now.
1 Mike can´t swim. (ski ?) can he ski?
2 John can play football. (poker -) he can´t play poker.
3 Maria must play the piano (sing -) She mustn´t sing.
4 Robert may go to Italy. (go this week -) He may not go this week.
5 Ann must work on Saturday. (Sunday ?) she mustn´t work on Saturday?

We use it, they and them for things, including (usually) countries and animals.
Ilike Scotland, but it´s cold in winter. She sold her horse vecause it cost too much.

Put in it, they or them

1 ‘Where are my keys?’ ‘………they…………..´re on that chair.’


2 ‘Where did that car come from?’ ‘………them………. came in through the window.’
3 ‘What did you think of the film?’ ‘…………It………….´s not very good.’
4 ‘What shall I do with these letters?’ ‘Just put…………them…………on the table.’
5 ‘Can I have John´s address?’ ‘I´ll give…………they…………… to you this afternoon.’
6 ‘Did you enjoy your holiday in Ireland?’ ‘Yes, …………It……….´s a wonderful place.’
7 ‘Where are your glasses?’ ‘I´ve lost ……they……………’
8 ‘Would you like tickets for the concert?’ ‘How much do …………them…………… cost?’

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