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We use Going to
for future plans and intentions (when you’ve already decided what to do)
I’m going to live in NY next month.
She is going to be a nurse.
They are going to learn painting.
We are going to travel tomorrow.
for future predictions (based on what you see in the present)
There are dark clouds in the sky. It’s going to rain later.
Dad is very tired. He is going to sleep soon.
teacher Denise Moraes
Going to affirmative
I am going to play with my dog pronoun to be verb
base form verb
going to
He is going to run pronoun to be verb
base form verb
going to
They are going to skate pronoun
to be verb
going to
base form verb
noun/ to be base form + + going to + pronoun verb verb
TO BE VERB Singular
Plural
I
am
we
are
you
are
you
are
he
is
she
is
they
are
it
is
teacher Denise Moraes
Going to negative
I ’m not going to the club pronoun to be verb
going to
not
use the present continuous form with come and go, and not going to go
It isn’t going to rain pronoun to be not verb
base form verb
going to
They aren’t going to study pronoun
to be verb
not
base form verb
going to
noun/ to be going base form not + + + + pronoun verb to verb
TO BE VERB NEGATIVE Singular
Plural
I
‘m not we
aren’t
you
aren’t
you
aren’t
he
isn’t
she
isn’t
they
aren’t
it
isn’t
teacher Denise Moraes
Going to interrogative
Am I going to travel? to be pronoun going to verb
base form verb
Is he going to cut the grass? to be pronoun verb
going to
base form verb
Are they going to dance ? to be verb
pronoun
going to
base form verb
to be noun/ base form + + going to + verb pronoun verb
TO BE VERB INTERROGATIVE Singular
Plural
Am
I
Are
we
Are
you
Are
you
Is
he
Is
she
Are
they
Is
it
teacher Denise Moraes
Going to questions & short answers Am I going to travel? Yes, you are No, you aren’t
Are you going to eat? Yes, I am No, I‘m not
Is he going to cut the grass? Yes, he is No, he isn’t
Is she going to get married? Yes, she is No, she isn’t
Are we going to play? Yes, you are No, you aren’t
Are they going to dance? Yes, they are No, they aren’t
teacher Denise Moraes
Going to future time expressions morning
afternoon
tomorrow
evening night
later
soon
week month
next
year March Friday weekend
It isn’t going to rain later. They are going to travel soon. Is he going to eat later? I‘m going to leave soon. She is going to move to Japan next March.
I’m going to call him tomorrow morning. We are going to get married next year. Are you going to dance tomorrow night?
teacher Denise Moraes
Going to structures
affirmative noun/ + to be + going + base form pronoun verb to verb
TO BE AFFIRMATIVE
I
you
he/she/it
we
they
am
are
is
are
are
negative base noun/ + to be + not + going + form verb to pronoun verb
TO BE NEGATIVE I
you
he/she/it
we
they
‘m not
aren’t
isn’t
aren’t
aren’t
interrogative to be + noun/ + going + base form verb pronoun to verb
TO BE INTERROGATIVE am
are
is
are
are
I
you
he/she/it
we
they
teacher Denise Moraes
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teacher Denise Moraes catteacher.com.br