The ‘Going to’ future – Negative form

You will study the ‘Going to’ future in the negative form.

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The ‘Going to’ future – Negative form

Hawaii

Instructions: Read the text about Hawaii. Look at the words in bold.

I am not going to visit Alaska, I am going to Hawaii.

Hawaii is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States of America. It is the only U.S. state located in Oceania. It encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian archipelago.

Hawaii’s diverse natural scenery, warm tropical climate, abundance of public beaches, oceanic surroundings, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists, surfers, biologists, and volcanologists. Because of its central location in the Pacific and 19th century labor migration, Hawaii’s culture is strongly influenced by North American and Asian cultures, in addition to its indigenous Hawaiian culture.

Hawaii. Retrieved November 2016 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii

Getting started: Hawaii archipelago

Instructions: Read the text to do the activities suggested.

Hawaii archipelago comprises hundreds of islands spread over 1,500 miles. The Island of Hawai’i is the largest and it is often called the “Big Island” to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago.

Hawaii’s diverse natural scenery, warm tropical climate, abundance of public beaches, oceanic surroundings, and active volcanoes, which are not going to erupt in the near future, make it a popular destination for tourists, surfers, biologists, and volcanologists.

Hawaii. Retrieved November 2016 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii

The Big Island

Instructions: Choose T (true) of F (false) for the following statements:

StatementsTF
Hawaii archipelago comprises over 1,500 miles islands.

The Island of Hawaii is called the “Big Island”.

It isn’t going to snow in Hawaii next month.

No volcano isn’t going to erupt in the near future.

Let’s learn how make negative sentences with "Going to".

Instructions: Look at the following information about “Going to” in the negative form.

Remember:

  • Be + Going to to is used to talk about planned activities in the future. For example:
    There is a good movie on TV tonight.
    Yes. I know. I am going to watch it.

     

Instructions: Look at the following information about “Going to” in the negative form.

Remember:

  • Be + Go to is used for predictions in the near future. The speaker is sure because there are signs about it. For example:
    There are strange noises in the lift.
    I think the lift is going to break down.

     

  • Now let’s see the structure of ‘going to’ in its negative form. Look at the word order.

    SubjectAuxiliary Verb “To Be” + not (contraction)Going toVerb in the simple formComplement
    Iam not (‘m not)going toget marriedin two months

     

    SubjectAuxiliary Verb “To Be” + not (contraction)Going toVerb in the simple formComplement
    David and Iare not (aren’t)going tobe engageduntil next year
    His motheris not (isn’t)going tobehere soon

    Some examples are:

     

    Positive formNegative formNegative form with contraction
    It going to be a fresh day in HawaiiIt is not going to be a fresh day in HawaiiIt isn’t going to be a fresh day in Hawaii
    They are going to establish other colonies on the islandThey are not going to establish other colonies on the islandThey aren’t going to establish other colonies on the island
    I am going to see the Big IslandI am not going to see the Big IslandI’m not going to see the Big Island

Quiz

Going to – negative form

Instructions: Change the following sentences to the negative form. Avoid contractions.

  1. I am going to visit Hawaii next month. .
  2. Mexican people are going to travel there by plane. .
  3. Americans are going to sell the archipelago to an Asian country. .
  4. Asian people are going to pay a lot of money for it. .
  5. Its main volcano is going to erupt next year. .
  6. Fauna and flora are going to be affected. .
  7. Scientists from all over the world are going to participate in a research about life cycle of Hawaiian plants. .
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Quiz

What happens in Hawaii?

Instructions: Drag and drop the words to make logical negative sentences.z

writeDona letterisn’t going toto his Hawaiian friends
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aren’tTheywalkgoing toalong the beachthe dog
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going tonext weekWebeat the beacharen’tparty
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isn’tJanemovegoing toto Hawaii
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heraren’tMy family and Ivisitgoing toconstantly
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going toHer childrenUniversity of Hawaiiaren’tat thestudy
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aren’tTheybegoing tobiologists
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Evaluation

Evaluation The life in Hawaii

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate negative form of ‘to be’ and a verb from the list:

are notis notam notcookget upseesellleavehavestart
  1. I feel sick, I going to the action movie in the afternoon.
  2. Pedro found a job in Hawaii, but he going to his new job until next week.
  3. They going to the store to the Hawaiian Group.
  4. Luisa cannot cook, that's why Luisa going to a Hawaiian pizza.
  5. I am going to sleep late tonight, and so I going to early tomorrow.
  6. The trip to Hawaii is going to happen soon, but she to for the Big Island until Monday.
  7. We dinner in lovely place in Hawaii, but we going to the Big Island soon.
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