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A COMMON MISTAKE

“We going to buy a car.”

What's wrong? Choose the right one.

WHY going to with a word missing

am, is or are + going to + the verb: We're going to buy a car.

Not: We going to buy a car.

Say: We're going to buy a car.

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Questions where people make this mistake.

THE QUESTIONS
  1. We have decided that we ______ a new car next month.are going to buy · are going buy · going to buy · buy
  2. Look at the time! We ______ miss the deadline if we don't hurry.are going to · going to · are going
  3. Dan has just said he ______ the company next month. He has found a better job.is going to leave · goes to leave · going to leave
  4. My brother has decided to give up football because of his exams. He ______ spend more time studying.is going to · will to · going to
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  1. are going to buynot buy: I do for an offer or a plannot going to buy: going to with a word missingnot are going buy: going to with a word missing
  2. are going tonot going to: going to with a word missingnot are going: going to with a word missing
  3. is going to leavenot goes to leave: going to with a word missingnot going to leave: going to with a word missing
  4. is going tonot will to: will to, will havingnot going to: going to with a word missing