1. Which word goes in the space? Jessica and Jason ____ going to get married. a. isn’t b. aren’t c. don’t --------- be going to Use: Use be going to to talk about your personal plans for the future. I’m going to see my sister at the weekend. Are you going to marry Paul? Form: 1) The form of the positive and negative sentences and questions is shown below. 2) The short reply to a ‘be going to’ question is ‘Yes, I am’, ‘Yes, she is’ etc. You cannot contract these short sentences. Yes, he’s. => Yes, he is. The short negative replies are: No, I’m not. No, you’re not / No, you aren’t. No, he’s not / No he isn’t. No, she’s not / No she isn’t. No, it’s not / no it isn’t. No, we’re not / No, we aren’t. No, they’re not / No, they aren’t. Common mistakes: 1) Some students forget to add the verb ’be’ before ‘going to’. I going to see my friends tonight. => I’m going to see my friends tonight. 2) Some students forget to invert the subject and be in questions. What time you are going to leave? => What time are you going to leave?