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Understanding "Going To" Structure

This document discusses the structure and use of the future tense "going to". It provides the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms using the verb "to be" plus "going to" plus the main verb. Examples are given for each form. The rules explain that "going to" is used to express plans, intentions, predictions based on evidence, and when something is about to happen. It also notes that in British English, "go" and "come" are not used with "going to", instead the present continuous is used.

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Understanding "Going To" Structure

This document discusses the structure and use of the future tense "going to". It provides the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms using the verb "to be" plus "going to" plus the main verb. Examples are given for each form. The rules explain that "going to" is used to express plans, intentions, predictions based on evidence, and when something is about to happen. It also notes that in British English, "go" and "come" are not used with "going to", instead the present continuous is used.

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FUTURE FORMS

GOING TO
To form the structure of going to we need the verb to be.

AM I

HE

IS SHE
Singular
IT

YOU

ARE WE
Plural
THEY

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

S + VERB TO BE + GOING TO + MAIN VERB + C


(SIMPLE FORM)

Examples:
 Your cousin is going to study a master degree next year
 The children are going to arrive tomorrow
 My little sister is going to sing at the church this weekend
 I am going to travel to the jungle the day after tomorrow
 There are clouds everywhere. It is going to rain
NEGATIVE FORM

S + VERB TO BE + NOT + GOING TO + MAIN VERB + C


(SIMPLE FORM)

 You are not going to work tomorrow


 Emily’s mother is not going to bring the letters
 The boy over there is not going to take the exam
 Your grandparents are not going to buy the car you wanted

INTERROGATIVE FORM (YES, NO QUESTIONS)

VERB TO BE + S + GOING TO + MAIN VERB + C ?


(SIMPLE FORM)

 Are you going to wash the clothes?


Yes, I am.
No, I am not.
 Are they going to clean the house?
Yes, I am.
No, I am not.
 Is your girlfriend going to buy the tv.?
Yes, She is.
No, She isn’t

INTERROGATIVE FORM (WH QUESTIONS)

WH + VERB TO BE + S + GOING TO + MAIN VERB + C ?


(SIMPLE FORM)

 When are you going to buy a new car?


I am going to buy a new car next month
 Why are you going to travel to Lima?
Because I need some things from there
RULES
1. We use “going to” to express intentions, plans and decisions that were
made or decided before the time you express them.
 Jhon is going to study a master degree after he finishes university.
 She is going to buy a car next week.
 You are going to run the marathon this year.
 My parents are going to.

2. We use “going to” when we talk about predictions based on evidences.


 She is going to drop the boxes.
 The sky is blue it is going to be sunny.

3. When we see that something is about to happen


 Look at that man he is going to fall down
 He is going to drop the boxes

4. In British English it is not possible to use the verbs “go” and “come” with
going to instead we use the present continuous.
I am going to the party late.
She is coming next week

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