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.

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:

• Use of the future simple with ‘will’
• The future with ‘to be about to’
• Use of the future continuous
• Word order in English sentences
• Exercise 1: future continuous
• List of exercises about future tenses