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What is the basic structure of 'be going to' for expressing future plans?

subject + verb 'to be' + going to + base verb (e.g., I'm going to study)

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Card 1

Question: What is the basic structure of 'be going to' for expressing future plans?

Answer: subject + verb 'to be' + going to + base verb (e.g., I'm going to study)

Card 2

Question: Affirmative form: Write 'He/She' with 'be going to' and the verb 'play'.

Answer: He's going to play / She's going to play.

Card 3

Question: Negative form: How do you form 'I am not going to study' using 'be going to'?

Answer: I'm not going to study.

Card 4

Question: Interrogative form: How do you ask 'Am I going to study?' using 'be going to'?

Answer: Am I going to study? (Short answer: Yes, I am / No, I'm not)

Card 5

Question: Form a correct sentence: Order and complete with the correct form of 'be': 'going / our / holidays / next / we / spend / Switzerland / in'.

Answer: We are going to spend our holidays in Switzerland.

Card 6

Question: Form a sentence: Order and complete: 'friend / going / me / to / not / my / visit / best / Sunday / next'.

Answer: My best friend is not going to visit me next Sunday.

Card 7

Question: Form a sentence: Order and complete: 'buy / car / not / I / going / a / to / tomorrow'.

Answer: I am not going to buy a car tomorrow.

Card 8

Question: Form a sentence: Order and complete: 'Oxford University / going / at / to / sister / my / study / law'.

Answer: My sister is going to study law at Oxford University.

Card 9

Question: Translate and explain the phrasal verb 'look after'.

Answer: look after = to take care of (something or someone). Example: I'm looking after my baby brother.

Card 10

Question: Translate and explain the phrasal verb 'put up'.

Answer: put up = to erect/assemble (e.g., a tent).