Expression intention merupakan sebuah rencana atau harapan maka tense yang digunakan adalah future tense. Berikut penjelasannya;
I. Will / Shall
Pola Umum:
S + Will / shall + V1 ( Kalimat Positif / +)
S + Will / shall + Not + V1 ( Kalimat Negatif / -)
Will / shall + S + V1 ( Kalimat Interogative / ?)
Catatan : Will digunakan untuk semua subjek tetapi
Shall hanya boleh digunakan untuk subjek We
Contoh:
a. + Budi will play Football tomorrow.
– Budi will not play Football tomorrow.
? will Budi play Football tomorrow? Yes, He will/ No, He
will not.
b. + We shall join sport club at school.
– We shall not join sport club at school.
? shall We join sport club at school? Yes, We shall/ No, We
shall not.
II. Be going to
Be going to memiliki kesamaan dengan Will/shall , bedanya adalah, Be going to aktifitas yang akan di lakukan pada waktu akan datang yang sudah direncanakan/diprogram sebelumnya.
Pola Umum:
S + be (is, am, are) + going to + V1 (kalimat positif/+)
S + be (is, am, are)+ not + going to + V1 (kalimat negatif/- )
be (is, am, are) + S + going to + V1 (kalimat interogative/?)
He, she, it : is
I : am
You, they, we : are
Contoh:
a. (+) Saras is going to visit Mount Bromo next week.
(-) Saras is not going to visit Mount Bromo next week.
(?) Is Saras going to visit Mount Bromo next week? Yes, She is / No, She is not.
b. (+) Tom and Tim are going to go fishing tomorrow.
(-) Tom and Tim are not going to go fishing tomorrow.
(?) Are Tom and Tim going to go fishing tomorrow? Yes, they are /No, They are not.
III. Would like to
Would like to artinya ingin, mau bisa berari akan dan memiliki makna yang hampir sama dengan be going to.
Pola Umum/Pattern:
S + Would like to + V1 (kalimat positif / +)
S + Would like not to + V1 (kalimat negatif / +)
Would + S + like to + V1 (kalimat positif / +)
Contoh:
a. (+) Father would like to stay in Jakarta next month.
(-) Father would not like to stay in Jakarta next month.
(?) Would Father like to stay in Jakarta next month? Yes, he would./ No, he would not.
b. (+) We would like to get married on April 25.
(-) We would not like to get married on April 25.
(?) Would we like to get married on April 25? Yes, We
would./No, We would not.
