Preparing for a trip · Expressing negative plans

Expressing negative plans in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Expressing negative plans.

Use be going to followed by a base verb for a prior intention or plan. Be changes with the subject: am, is or are.

Context: Preparing for a trip. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

We are not going to rent a car.

لن نستأجر سيارة.

We are going to use buses to explore the city.

سنستخدم الحافلات لاستكشاف المدينة.

Before we leave, we are going to download a map.

قبل أن نغادر، سننزل خريطة.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: We are not going to rent a car.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: قبل أن نغادر، سننزل خريطة.