Are You Going to Match with Me?

Elementary (A1-A2) 25 minutes
ESL activity preview showing students matching be going to yes/no questions and answers with classmate interview cards for Elementary A1-A2.

ESL Are You Going To Questions Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice

In this insightful 'be going to' yes/no questions activity, students practice asking 'Are you going to…?' questions about future plans and finding classmates with matching answers. First, students answer....

ESL Are You Going To Questions Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Controlled and Freer Practice In this insightful 'be going to' yes/no questions activity, students practice asking 'Are you going to…?' questions about future plans and finding classmates with matching answers. First, students answer 'Are you going to...?' questions by writing short answers (Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.) in the column marked 'You'. Students then go around the class asking and answering the 'Are you going to...?' questions to find people with the same answers. When a student finds someone with the same answer, the two students write each other's names in the last column. When the students have finished, get feedback from the class by asking the students questions with 'Who...?', e.g. 'Who is going to watch a movie tonight?'
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Asking About Future Plans

Elementary (A1-A2) 40 minutes
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ESL Are You Going To Yes/No Questions Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Matching, Gap-fill - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Pair Work

In this 'be going to' yes/no questions worksheet, students practice forming and answering 'be going to' questions about future plans using 'am', 'is', 'are'....

ESL Are You Going To Yes/No Questions Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Matching, Binary Choice, Unscrambling, Gap-fill, Sentence Completion - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Controlled and Freer Practice - Pair Work In this 'be going to' yes/no questions worksheet, students practice forming and answering 'be going to' questions about future plans using 'am', 'is', 'are' and short answers. First, students match each 'be going to' yes/no question to the correct answer. Students then choose the correct option to complete each yes/no question and its corresponding short answer with the correct forms of 'be' in 'be going to'. Next, students put words in the correct order to make 'be going to' questions. After that, students complete short question-and-answer dialogues by choosing the correct forms of 'be' from a box. Students then tick the correct question in each pair. Finally, students complete 'be going to' yes/no questions with phrases from a box and then ask and answer the questions in pairs.
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Unwanted Questions

Elementary (A1-A2) 25 minutes
ESL game preview showing students racing to match be going to yes/no questions and short answers in a group work setting for Elementary A1-A2.

ESL Be Going To Yes/No Questions Game - Grammar: Writing Questions, Matching - Group Work

In this fast-paced 'be going to' game, students race to match 'be going to' yes/no questions with short answers. To begin, students look at their question cards and write 'be going to' yes/no...

ESL Be Going To Yes/No Questions Game - Grammar: Writing Questions from Prompts, Matching - Group Work In this fast-paced be going to game, students race to match 'be going to' yes/no questions with short answers. To begin, students look at their question cards and write 'be going to' yes/no questions from the prompts on their cards. One student then starts by turning over a short answer card for everyone to see and reading it aloud, e.g. 'Yes, I am.' All the students then check their question cards to see if they have a question that matches the answer. The first student to place a matching question card next to the answer card on the table, saying the question at the same time, wins, e.g. 'Are you going to play football this afternoon?' The two matching cards are then set aside, and the next student turns over an answer card. If a student puts down an incorrect question card, they take it back and the game continues. The first student to get rid of all their question cards wins the game.
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What Are Your Plans?

Elementary (A1-A2) 30 minutes
ESL worksheet preview for practicing be going to yes/no questions, matching activities and crosswords for Elementary A1-A2.

ESL Are You Going To Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Matching, Writing Questions and Answers, Gap-fill, Crossword

Here is a free 'be going to' yes/no questions worksheet that helps students practice forming 'Are you going to...?' questions and short answers about future plans. First, students match....

ESL Are You Going To Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Matching, Writing Questions and Answers from Prompts, Gap-fill, Crossword Here is a free 'be going to' yes/no questions worksheet that helps students practice forming 'Are you going to...?' questions and short answers about future plans. First, students match 'Are you going to...?' questions with answers. Students then write 'Are you going to...?' questions and answers using pictures and prompts. Next, students write 'Are you going to...?' questions for a set of answers. Finally, students complete a crossword, questions and answers using information from a weekly plan and clues.
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Are You Going to Guess Right?

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL guessing game preview for practicing be going to yes/no questions and partner interviews for Pre-intermediate A2.

ESL Are You Going To Game - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Guessing, Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work

In this enjoyable 'be going to' guessing game, students use 'Are you going to…?' questions and short answers to guess their partner's plans. First, students read each plan and write 'I'm going to' or 'I'm not...

ESL Are You Going To Game - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Guessing, Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts - Pair Work In this enjoyable 'be going to' guessing game, students use 'Are you going to…?' questions and short answers to guess their partner's plans. First, students read each plan and write 'I'm going to' or 'I'm not going to' in the column marked 'Me', depending on whether they plan to do the activity or not, e.g. 'I'm going to visit a friend this weekend.' Next, working alone, in pairs, students guess whether their partner is or isn't going to do the same things by writing 'He/She is going to' or 'He/She isn't going to' in the 'My Partner' column, e.g. 'She isn't going to visit a friend this weekend.' Next, students take turns finding out if their guesses are right or wrong by asking their partner 'Are you going to...?' questions, e.g. 'Are you going to visit a friend this weekend?' Their partner then gives their answer. If the student guessed correctly, they put a tick in the last column. If not, the student puts a cross. The student with the most correct guesses at the end of the game wins.
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Be Going To Survey

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL activity preview for practicing be going to yes/no questions for Pre-intermediate A2.

ESL Being Go To Yes/No Questions Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Forming, Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Controlled and Freer Practice

In this 'be going to' activity, students practice forming, asking and answering 'Are you going to...?' questions about future plans. First, students review the items on...

ESL Being Go To Yes/No Questions Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Forming, Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Controlled and Freer Practice In this 'be going to' activity, students practice forming, asking and answering 'Are you going to...?' questions about future plans. First, students review the items on the worksheet and form an 'Are you going to...?' question for each one. Students then go around the class, asking the questions to one another, e.g. 'Are you going to watch a film tonight?' When a student finds someone who answers 'Yes, I am', they write down that person's name in the 'Name' column next to the item. The student then asks a follow-up question with 'be going to' to gain more information (e.g. 'What film are you going to watch?') and writes the answer in the 'More information' column. When the students have finished, get feedback from the class by asking the students questions with 'Who...?', e.g. 'Who is going to watch a film tonight?'
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Don't Forget to Knock!

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL speaking game preview featuring students creating be going to yes/no questions from prompts and answer cards for Pre-intermediate A2.

ESL Be Going To Yes/No Questions Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Questions, Freer Practice - Group Work

In this fun 'be going to' game, students race to create 'be going to' yes/no questions that include a given prompt word and match specific short answers. In groups, students take turns picking up...

ESL Be Going To Yes/No Questions Game - Speaking: Forming Questions from Prompts, Freer Practice - Group Work In this fun 'be going to' game, students race to create 'be going to' yes/no questions that include a given prompt word and match specific short answers. In groups, students take turns picking up a short answer card, reading it aloud and placing it face up on the table for everyone to see, e.g. 'Yes, she is.' The student then picks up a word card, reads it out and places it face up next to the answer card, e.g. tomorrow. All the students then race to say a 'be going to' yes/no question using the word that elicits the short answer. As soon as a student has a question, they knock their fist on the table and say it, e.g. 'Is she going to come to class tomorrow?' If the other students agree that the question matches the answer and is grammatically correct, the student wins the round and keeps the two cards. If a student says a question without knocking first or makes an incorrect question, that student is out of the round, and the other students try to form a question. The student with the most pairs of cards at the end of the game wins.
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Sun and Fun Resort

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL activity preview showing students planning resort activities and asking be going to yes/no questions for Pre-intermediate A2.

ESL Going To Yes/No Questions Activity - Reading and Vocabulary Exercise: Gap-fill - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions, Table Completion, Freer Practice

In this productive 'be going to' yes/no questions activity, students plan activities to do at a resort and then ask and answer questions to find people to...

ESL Going To Yes/No Questions Activity - Reading and Vocabulary Exercise: Gap-fill - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions, Table Completion, Freer Practice In this productive 'be going to' yes/no questions activity, students plan activities to do at a resort and then ask and answer questions to find people to do their planned activities with. First, students read the introductory paragraph and imagine that they have won a three-day trip to the Sun and Fun Resort. Students then complete each activity that can be done at the resort with the correct verb from the box. After that, students plan activities to do over the three days at the resort and write them in a schedule. Students then go around the class asking 'be going to' yes/no questions to find people to do their planned activities with, e.g. 'Are you going to rent a bicycle in the morning of day 1?' If a classmate is doing the same activity at the same time, they answer 'Yes, I am.' The two students then write down each other's names. If a classmate is doing something different, they reply 'No, I'm not.' Afterwards, there is a class feedback session to find out which student found the most people to do activities with.
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Why Not?

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL group game preview with students matching be going to yes/no questions and answers for Pre-intermediate A2.

ESL Be Going To Yes/No Questions Game - Grammar: Forming Questions, Matching - Group Work

In this engaging 'be going to' yes/no questions game, students race to find and make yes/no questions with 'be going to' that match certain answers. In groups, students take turns picking up...

ESL Be Going To Yes/No Questions Game - Grammar: Forming Questions from Prompts, Matching - Group Work In this engaging 'be going to' yes/no questions game, students race to find and make yes/no questions with 'be going to' that match certain answers. In groups, students take turns picking up an answer card, reading it aloud, and placing it face up for everyone to see. All the students then search the question cards on the table to find a question that elicits the answer. The first student to find the correct card, pick it up, and use the prompt to make a suitable 'be going to' yes/no question wins and keeps the two cards. If the other students think a question doesn't match or is grammatically incorrect, the student puts the card back and is out of the round. The other students then continue to search for a matching card or race to make a grammatically correct question. The student with the most pairs of cards at the end of the game wins.
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Yes/No Questions with Be Going To

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL worksheet preview with unscrambling, matching, and writing be going to yes/no questions for Pre-intermediate A2.

ESL Be Going To Yes/No Questions Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Unscrambling, Matching, Writing Questions

This useful 'be going to' yes/no questions worksheet helps students practice yes/no questions with 'be going to' and short answers. First, students put words in the correct order to create...

ESL Be Going To Yes/No Questions Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Unscrambling, Matching, Writing Questions from Prompts This useful 'be going to' yes/no questions worksheet helps students practice yes/no questions with 'be going to' and short answers. First, students put words in the correct order to create 'be going to' yes/no questions. Students the match each question with its corresponding answer. Next, students use verbs in a box and subjects in brackets to make 'be going to' yes/no questions. After that, students write yes/no questions with 'be going to' that match certain answers. Lastly, students complete a dialogue with question prompts in their be going to form.
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Understanding Be Going To Yes/No Questions

'Be going to' yes/no questions follow the structure am/is/are + subject + going to + base verb, as in 'Are you going to visit your family this weekend?' and require short answers that match the auxiliary used in the question, such as 'Yes, I am.' or 'No, she isn't.' Students who keep statement word order, forget to invert the auxiliary, or give incomplete short answers break the question-answer exchange entirely.

This page covers be going to yes/no questions at A1-A2 and A2 levels, with ten activities including worksheets, speaking activities, and classroom games, with one activity available as a free download.

The table below maps the three main subject forms used in 'be going to' yes/no questions, the structure for each, and the correct short answers.

SubjectStructureExampleShort Answer (Yes)Short Answer (No)
I Am + I + going to + base verb? 'Am I going to be late?' 'Yes, you are.' 'No, you aren't.'
He / She / It Is + he/she/it + going to + base verb? 'Is she going to take the job?' 'Yes, she is.' 'No, she isn't.'
You / We / They Are + you/we/they + going to + base verb? 'Are they going to announce the results today?' 'Yes, they are.' 'No, they aren't.'

When to Use Be Going To Yes/No Questions

Checking a Known Plan: Use this form when you already know or suspect someone has a plan and want to confirm it. The question signals that you expect a yes or no based on something you already know, as in 'Are you going to apply for the promotion?'

Asking About Personal Intentions: Use this form to find out what someone intends to do, especially in casual or semi-formal conversation where no fixed arrangement has been made yet, as in 'Is the team going to present the findings at the conference?'

Checking Shared Plans: Use this form to check whether someone's plan matches yours before making arrangements together, as in 'Are you going to come to the office on Friday, or are you working from home?'

3-Step Framework for Teaching Be Going To Yes/No Questions

1. Build the Form with Controlled Writing: Start with the free What Are Your Plans? worksheet, where students match 'Are you going to...?' questions to answers, write questions and answers from picture prompts, then complete a crossword using a weekly schedule. This range of exercise types locks in the question structure and the short answer forms before any spoken production begins.

2. Develop Accuracy Across All Forms: Move to the Asking About Future Plans worksheet, which uses matching, binary choice, unscrambling, gap-fill, and sentence completion in sequence. Students then complete 'be going to' yes/no questions with phrases from a box and ask and answer those questions in a speaking stage. The range of exercise types forces students to confront every point where the form can break down.

3. Extend to Real Communication with a Survey: Introduce the Be Going To Survey activity, where students form an 'Are you going to...?' question for each item on the worksheet, then mingle and ask the questions to find someone who answers 'Yes, I am.' When a student finds a match, they record the person's name and ask a follow-up question such as 'What film are you going to watch?' for more detail. This step moves students from controlled accuracy to genuine information exchange.

Common Mistakes with Be Going To Yes/No Questions

Keeping Statement Word Order: Students often forget to invert the subject and auxiliary, producing a statement rather than a question. The auxiliary must move before the subject to signal a yes/no question. Wrong: 'You are going to finish the project tonight?' Correct: 'Are you going to finish the project tonight?'

Mismatching the Short Answer: Students frequently give a short answer that does not match the auxiliary in the question, especially with third-person singular. The short answer always echoes the form of 'be' used in the question, never 'will'. Wrong: Q: 'Is he going to call back?' A: 'Yes, he will.' Correct: Q: 'Is he going to call back?' A: 'Yes, he is.'

Common Questions About Teaching Be Going To Yes/No Questions

What is an effective speaking activity for practicing be going to yes/no questions?

In the activity Are You Going to Match with Me?, students write their own short answers to 'Are you going to...?' questions first, then go around the class asking the same questions to find classmates with matching answers. When a match is found, both students write each other's names in the final column.

What is an engaging game for practicing be going to yes/no questions?

The game Unwanted Questions gives students a competitive reason to produce the form accurately. Players write questions from prompts on their own cards, then race to match a question card to a short answer card turned face up. The first student to place a matching card and say the question aloud wins the round.

What be going to yes/no questions worksheet works well for pre-intermediate students?

The worksheet Yes/No Questions with Be Going To takes students through unscrambling, matching, and writing exercises before finishing with a dialogue completion task. Each exercise targets a different point where the form can break down, giving students thorough practice with yes/no questions and short answers before they use the structure independently.

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