Exercise 2: future with ‘going to’

(Practise using the future and conjugating ‘going to’)

The future with ‘going to’ – cloze test (difficulty: 2 of 5 – rather easy)

Fill the gaps with the correct form of ‘to be going to’ of the verb in brackets to express the future. Do not use short forms for this. There are also some interrogative sentences, so pay attention to their word order. You will need the verb forms of the present continuous for the conjugation.

  • Example: “She ____________ her grandmother.” (visit) → “She is going to visit her grandmother.”

You can check your results with the button below after you have finished. If you are still unsure, consider using and forming the future with ‘to be going to’ again. You may also use the hint button, but note that you will lose points for that.

  1. Jane’s birthday party a lot of fun! (be)
  2. She all of her friends. (invite)
  3. When you the coffee machine? (repair)
  4. My car’s broken down. I a new one. (buy)
  5. you your mobile phone with you? (take)
  6. The dark clouds look like it soon. (rain)
  7. Lilly and Mary have just missed the bus. They late for the meeting. (be)
  8. Oh, you’ve broken your leg! How you to work? (get)

Further exercises and explanations related to the ‘Future with ‘going to’’

The following exercises and explanations refer to the English tense ‘Planned future with ‘to be going to’’ and are also helpful: