Grammar Rules
I ____ (visit) my grandma tomorrow.
am visiting
Look at the clouds! It ____ (rain).
It's going to rain.
True/False: “Be going to” can express a prediction.
True
What is the difference between be going to and present continuous for the future?
Be going to = plan/intention. Present continuous = arrangement already decided/fixed.
Complete:
He _________ (not/work) tomorrow because it's Sunday
is not working
Which is correct?
a) I’m going visit London next summer.
b) I’m gonna visit London next summer.
Both are correct.
Correct the mistake:
I am going buy a car next week
I am going to buy a car next week.
Predict:
"That man is walking straight to the pothole. He _______ (fall)
Make a negative sentence: “They are having a party tonight.” (use be going to)
They are not going to have a party tonight.
Decide: “She ____ (meet) her friends at 7.” (already arranged)
is meeting
Rewrite with the opposite structure:
“I’m meeting my teacher tomorrow.” (use be going to)
I am going to meet my teacher tomorrow.
Create a WH-question: “She is meeting her friends at the café.”
Who is she meeting at the café? OR Where is she meeting her friends?
Make it an arrangement:
"We have tickets for The Stroke's concert"
We are going to The Strokes concert.
You see your friends with popcorn, a coke and some tickets. Make a question in present continuous about his plans.
Are you watching a movie?
Decide & explain:
“Look! He’s carrying a guitar case. He ____ play at the concert tonight.”
Which fits better: is playing OR is going to play?
is going to play (prediction based on evidence)