Be + going to FUTURE PLANS.
I am going to buy a new car.
She is going to study architecture.
Going to is not a tense. It is a special structure that
we use to talk about the future.
The structure of going to is:
subject |
+ |
be |
+ |
going |
+ |
to-infinitive |
The verb be is conjugated.
Look at these examples:
subject |
be |
not |
going |
to-infinitive |
|
I |
am |
|
going |
to buy |
a new car. |
I |
'm |
|
going |
to go |
swimming. |
He |
is |
not |
going |
to take |
the exam. |
It |
is |
n't |
going |
to rain. |
|
Are |
you |
|
going |
to paint |
the house? |
How do we use going to?
going to for intention
We use going to when we have the intention
to do something before we speak. We have already made a decision before
speaking. Look at these examples:
- Jo has won the lottery. He says he's going to buy a
Porsche.
- We're not going to paint our
bedroom tomorrow.
- When are you going to go on
holiday?
In these examples, we had an intention or plan before
speaking. The decision was made before speaking.
going to for prediction
We often use going to to make
a prediction about the future. Our prediction is based on present evidence. We
are saying what we think will happen. Here are some examples:
- The sky is very black. It's going to snow.
- It's 8.30! You're going to miss your
train!
- I crashed the company car. My boss isn't going to be very
happy!
In these examples, the present situation (black
sky, the time, damaged car) gives us a good idea of what is going to happen.
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