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Be Going To – Test 1

A2 Elementary GrammarEnglish

This A2 grammar test checks how well learners form and use 'be going to' for future plans and predictions based on evidence. It covers affirmative sentences, negatives, questions and short answers, and finding common mistakes, and ends with a short reading text. It suits elementary learners, classroom practice and self-study.

Questions
30
Time
30 min
PDF
4 pages
Answer key
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Part 1: Form – affirmatives, negatives and questions

Choose the correct form to complete each sentence or question.

  1. I _____ visit my grandmother this weekend.

  2. My brother _____ start a new job next month.

  3. We _____ have dinner at home tonight. We're going out.

  4. _____ Lucia going to study medicine at university?

  5. What _____ you going to cook tonight?

  6. They _____ to buy a new car this year. They don't have enough money.

  7. Choose the correct sentence.

  8. Choose the correct question.

  9. "Is it going to rain tomorrow?" "Yes, _____."

  10. "Are your parents going to move house?" "No, _____."

  11. Where _____ Tom and Mia going to stay in Rome?

  12. Put the words in the correct order: leave / are / when / going to / you / ?

Part 2: Meaning and use – plans and predictions

Choose the best answer for each situation.

  1. Look at those dark clouds! It _____ rain.

  2. I've decided! I _____ learn to drive this year.

  3. In which sentence does 'going to' talk about the future?

  4. Look! That man is running, but the bus is leaving. He _____ miss it.

  5. Be careful! You _____ drop those plates!

  6. "What are you going to do after school?" Choose the best answer.

  7. "Why are you buying flour and eggs?" "I _____ make a cake."

  8. "Kemal is going to sell his bike." What does this mean?

  9. We're going to fly to Canada _____.

  10. I'm really tired. I _____ go out tonight. I'm going to stay at home.

Part 3: Find the mistake

Each sentence has one mistake. Choose the part of the sentence that is wrong.

  1. Find the mistake: I am going to buying a new phone next week.

  2. Find the mistake: Tomorrow my friends is going to play tennis in the park.

  3. Find the mistake: Do you going to visit the museum on Sunday?

  4. Find the mistake: Sara not going to come to the party because she is ill.

Part 4: Reading – Summer plans

Read Priya's email and choose the correct answer.

Hi Leo,

Thanks for your email! I have some big news. My family and I are going to spend the summer in Portugal. We aren't going to stay in a hotel. We're going to rent a small house near the beach. We're going to travel there by car, and my dad is going to drive all the way, so the journey is going to be very long!

I'm going to take lots of photos, and my sister is going to learn to surf. I'm not going to try surfing because I'm afraid of big waves. I'm going to read on the beach and swim in the sea.

What about you? Are you going to visit your cousins in July? Write soon!

Priya

  1. Where is Priya's family going to stay?

  2. Who is going to learn to surf?

  3. Which sentence is true?

  4. Why is the journey going to be very long?

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About this test

This A2 grammar test checks how well learners form and use 'be going to' for future plans and predictions based on evidence. It covers affirmative sentences, negatives, questions and short answers, and finding common mistakes, and ends with a short reading text. It suits elementary learners, classroom practice and self-study.

Topics covered

be going to: affirmativeNegative formsQuestions and short answersFuture plansPredictions with evidenceFuture time expressionsCommon errors

How to use this test

  1. Download the PDF and print it, or take the test online below.
  2. Answer every question without a dictionary or time pressure.
  3. Check your answers and note the topics you need to review.

Notes for teachers

Use this test after introducing 'be going to' for plans and evidence-based predictions, or as a review before moving on to 'will'. It targets typical A2 errors: leaving out 'be', using 'do/does' in questions and negatives, adding -ing or -s after 'to', and confusing 'going to + verb' with 'going to + place'. As a follow-up, ask learners to write five sentences about their plans for next weekend and two predictions based on what they can see around them.