GOING TO

Form

subject + verb to be + GOING TO + infinitive

She is going to walk the dog.

    • Affirmative sentences

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.