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Going to: negative sentences

450 fill-in-the-gap exercises, 45 tests of ten

Not goes after be, in front of going to.

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The pattern

Not slots in immediately after am, is or are:

He is not going to agree. → He isn’t going to agree.

Both contractions are available for is and are: he isn’t going to or he*’s not** going to*. For am there is only I*’m not***.

Cancelling a plan

The negative most often announces that something previously intended is off:

We aren’t going to move after all.

After all, any more and in the end are the usual companions.

A refusal

With I, the negative often means a decision not to, and it is firm:

I*’m not going to** argue about this.*

Predicting that something will not happen

With visible evidence, the negative works the same way as the positive:

There’s no queue. We*’re not going to** be late.*

All forms

SubjectFull formShort formOther short form
II am not going toI'm not going to—
you, we, theyyou are not going toyou aren't going toyou're not going to
he, she, ithe is not going tohe isn't going tohe's not going to

Examples

Taken from the 450 sentences in this drill. The answer is highlighted.

Mistakes to avoid

Wrong: She doesn't going to come. correct: She isn't going to come.

The auxiliary is be, not do.

Wrong: I am going to not tell him. correct: I am not going to tell him.

Not attaches to be, not to the verb.

Other forms of Future with going to

Positive Statements in Future Simple Tense with "to be going to" 450 sentences, 45 tests of ten Negative Statements in Future Simple Tense with "to be going to" 450 sentences, 45 tests of ten Questions in Future Simple Tense with "to be going to" 450 sentences, 45 tests of ten WH-Questions in Future Simple Tense with "to be going to" 500 sentences, 50 tests of ten
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