I. Q. ISABEL MUÑIZ CRUZ
There is no one 'future tense' in English. There are 4 future forms. The one which is used most often in
spoken English is 'going
to‘.
ďƒ˜
We use 'going to' when we want to talk about a plan for the future. I'm going to see him later today.
ď ˝
We use 'going to' when we want to make a prediction based on evidence we can see now. Look at those black clouds. It's going to rain soon.
AFFIRMATIVE SUBJECT + TO BE+ GOING TO+ VSF+ C SHE IS GOING TO HAVE A BABY.
NEGATIVE SUBJECT + TO BE NEG+ GOING TO+ VSF+ C SHE ISN’T GOING TO HAVE A BABY.
IS NOT= ISN’T
YES/NO QUESTION TO BE+ SUBJECT + GOING TO+ VSF+ C ? IS SHE GOING TO HAVE A BABY ?
YES, SHE IS GOING TO.
NO, SHE ISN´T GOING TO.
WH QUESTION WH + TO BE+ SUBJECT + GOING TO+ VSF+ C ?
WHEN
IS
SHE GOING TO HAVE A BABY ?
SHE IS GOING TO HAVE A BABY NEXT MONTH
subject A F F I R M A T I V E
To be verb
Going to
Verb simple form
complement
I
AM
GOING TO
VSF
C
YOU
ARE
GOING TO
VSF
C
HE,SHE,IT
IS
GOING TO
VSF
C
WE, YOU THEY
ARE
GOING TO
VSF
C
subject N E G A T I V E
To be verb
Going to
Verb simple form
complement
I
AM NOT
GOING TO
VSF
C
YOU
AREN’T
GOING TO
VSF
C
HE,SHE,IT
ISN´T
GOING TO
VSF
C
WE, YOU THEY
AREN´T
GOING TO
VSF
C
Q U E S T I O N
To be verb
subject
Going to
Verb simple form
complement
AM
I
GOING TO
VSF
C
ARE
YOU
GOING TO
VSF
C
IS
HE,SHE,IT
GOING TO
VSF
C
ARE
WE, YOU THEY
GOING TO
VSF
C
?
Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps and form sentences. Use the going to-future. Example: She _____________ a present for her mother. (to buy) Answer: She is going to buy a present for her mother. or She's going to buy a present for her mother. 1) He ____________________his friend. (to phone) 2) We___________________ a new computer game.
(to play)
3) My sister ________________TV. (to watch) 4) You ____________a picnic next Tuesday. (to have) 5) Jane_______________ to the office. (to go)
7) His brother_____________ a letter to his uncle today. (to write) 8) She________________ her aunt. (to visit) 9) I ___________________my homework after school. (to do) 10) Sophie and Nick__________________ their friends. (to meet)