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5. Our final examinations began yesterday. (next week)
6. Australia and India played in the final. (next Sunday)
7. Most trees shed their leaves in autumn. (next month)
8. Many rivers run dry in the hot summer months. (coming)
9. The school held the annual function on Monday. (next Saturday)
10. The film was released last Friday. (next Friday)
Read these sentences carefully.
y Ramesh will read the class a story.
y Ramesh is going to read the class a story.
Both these sentences tell us about the actions that will happen in the future.
We use (be) verb + going to to show actions that will take place soon or in the near
future.
This is the structure of the (be) verb + going to form to express future actions.
Subject Verb Verb Rest of the sentence
singular nouns is going to win the race.
He/She/It is going to win the race.
plural nouns are going to win the game.
They/You/We are going to win the game.
I am going to study hard.
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