GOING TO
I am going to play handball. You are going to play handball.
- Negative sentences
I am not going to play handball. You are not going to play handball.
- Questions + short answers
Am I going to play handball? Are you going to play handball?
Yes, I am / No, I'm not.
- Short forms
We often use short/contracted forms with the going to-future.
affirmative negative
I'm going to buy I'm not going to buy
he, she, it: he's going to buy he isn't going to buy
we, you, they: we're going to buy we aren't going to buy
Uses
- Future plans and intentions
- Predictions based on what we can see at that moment
Examples: I'm going to the cinema on Saturday / She is going to have a baby.
Signal Words: in one year, next week, tomorrow
Exercises 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Listen to the song and write down all the 'going to' structures you listen to; then explain what is special about those structures.