Future: going to

Be going to: form SUBJECT + AM/IS/ARE + GOING TO + VERB INFINITIVE + C

We use be going to + the base form of the verb:

I’m going to take a few exams at the end of the year.

It’s going to be difficult to get a job during the summer as the tourist industry is suffering from the economic downturn.

Be going to: uses

Be going to is commonly used in informal styles.

1-Intentions

We use be going to to talk about future plans and intentions. Usually the decision about the future plans has already been made:

She’s going to be a professional dancer when she grows up.

I’m going to look for a new place to live next month.

2-Predictions

We use be going to to predict something that we think is certain to happen or which we have evidence for now:

It’s going to snow again soon. (The speaker can probably see dark snow clouds.)

Look out! He’s going to break that glass.

3-Commands

We use be going to when we give commands or state that something is obligatory:

[parent to a child]

You’re going to pick up all of those toys right now. This room is a mess!

LET'S SEE THE STRUCTURE:

AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE: SUBJECT + AM NOT/ISN'T/AREN'T + GOING TO + VERB INFINITIVE + COM

PLEMENT

ACTIVITY 2: MAKE NEGATIVE SENTENCES

• • 1-They the lunch basket. (not/to pack)

  • 2-I somebody the way. (not/to ask)

  • 3-Rita Jim's book. (not/to borrow)

  • 4-We a T-shirt. (not/to design)

  • 5-I on the red button. (not/to click)

  • 6-The girls at the boys. (not/to laugh)

  • 7-Tim Sandra's hair. (not/to pull)

  • 8-Andy and Fred to a song. (not/to mime)

  • 9-You dinner. (not/to prepare)

  • 10-He the hamster in the garden. (not/to keep

• Taken from: https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/

• INTERROGATIVE FORMS

• • 1. ? Where is Boris going to go to college?

    2. ? Where Boris is going to go to college?

    3. ? Where is going to go to college Boris?

• • 2-What / you / (eat) / for breakfast ?

    1. ? What for breakfast are you going to eat?

    2. ? What be you going to eat for breakfast?

    3. ? What are you going to eat for breakfast?

  • 3-when / the workers / (start) ?

• • 1. ? When are going to start the workers?

    2. ? When the workers are going to start?

    3. ? When are the workers going to start?

• 4-who / your boss/ meet ?

  • [formal object = “whom”]

    1. ? Who is your boss going to meet?

    2. ? Who your boss is going to meet?

    3. ? Who is your boss going to be meet?

• 5-they / why / a new bridge / (build) ?

• • 1. ? Why they are going to build a new bridge?

    2. ? Why are they going to build a new bridge?

    3. ? Why is they going to build a new bridge?

• 6-what / (write) / you / in your journal ?

• • 1. ? What are you going to write in your journal?

    2. ? What in your journal are you going to write?

    3. ? What is you going to write in your journal?

• 7-we / how / it / (do) ?

• • 1. ? How are we going to do it?

    2. ? How is we going to do it?

    3. ? How we are going to do it?

• 8-you / how many books / (read) / this summer ?

• • 1. ? How many books do you going to read this summer?

    2. ? How many books are you going to read this summer?

    3. ? How many books is you going to read this summer?

• 9-the plane / where / (land) ?

• • 1. ? Where are the plane going to land?

    2. ? Where the plane is going to land?

    3. ? Where is the plane going to land?

• 10-when / (stop) / the snow ?

• • 1. ? When is the snow going to stop?

    2. ? When are the snow going to stop?

    3. ? When be the snow going to stop?

• Taken from: https://www.spring.edu/webroom/

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