The Future with
going to

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Grammar Exercise 1 - When to Use & Structure

“Going to” Rules

Use cases of "going to"

Imagine you’re super excited about doing something wild, like skydiving or flying in a cool way, and you’ve already decided to do it. That’s your plan or intention!

Examples:

If you decide, “I want to try paragliding this weekend,” you can say, “I’m going to go paragliding this weekend!”

or

if you and your friends plan to go bungee jumping next month, you can say, “We’re going to bungee jump next month!”

You use “going to” when you’ve already thought about doing something awesome, like an extreme sport or flying, and you made up your mind.

It’s like saying, “I decided to do this cool thing!”

Not for Spontaneous Decisions

It’s not something you just think of right now.

If someone asks, “What should we do?” and you suddenly say, “I’ll try skydiving!” — that’s not a plan yet, so you use “will.”

But if you already decided yesterday to skydive, you say, “I’m going to skydive!”

Predictions

A prediction is when you look at something happening now and guess what’s going to happen soon because you see clues. When you’re super sure about it because of those clues, you use “going to” to talk about the future.

Examples:

Imagine you’re watching someone get ready to skydive. Their parachute is packed, and they’re all suited up. You can say, “They’re going to jump out of the plane!” because you see the clues that it’s about to happen.

or

if you see big, strong winds blowing while someone’s trying to fly a kite-surfing board, you might say, “It’s going to be a wild kite-surfing ride!” because the wind is a clue.

You use “going to” when you see something now (like a clue) that makes you think something will happen soon.

It’s like saying, “I can tell this is going to happen because I see it coming!”

Fixed Future Events (informal)

A fixed future event is something you know is definitely happening soon because it’s already set or planned, and you’re talking about it in a casual, everyday way. When you’re super sure it’s going to happen, you can use
“going to”

Examples:

If your family has already booked a skydiving trip for next week, you can say, “We’re going to skydive next week!” It’s fixed because it’s already planned.

or

if your friend has signed up for a big skateboarding contest this Saturday, you might say, “She’s going to compete in the skateboarding contest!” because it’s set to happen.

You use “going to” when something is already decided or arranged, like an event that’s locked in.

It’s informal, so it’s how you’d talk to your friends or family, not like a super official schedule (like a bus timetable).

Not for Scheduled Events

Use the present simple for fixed schedules like timetables.

You’d say, “The plane leaves at 3 PM.” for an official schedule (using present simple).

Structure

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Base Verbplay.
jump.
run.
sleep.
dance.
study.
eat.

Grammar Exercise 2 - Type in the Correct Form

Type in the correct form of the words to make
Positive Sentences with “going to"

Grammar Exercise 3 - Story