Be going to

Future with Be Going To

...predicting the future...

Formula....

How do we form sentences?

This is how we form the sentences...

Aff: Pronoun/Subject + Be + going to + verb Inf + complement ex: I am going to study english She/He/It is going to learn a lot this year We/You/They are going to work even harder Neg: Pronoun/Subject+ Be NOT + going to + verb inf + complement ex: I am not goingo to study english She/He/It isn't going to learn a lot this year We/You/They aren't going to work even harder Int: Be+ Pronoun/Subject + going to + verb inf + complement ? ex: Am I going to study english? Is She/He/It going to learn a lot this year? Are We/You/They going to work even harder? Short answers: Yes/No+ Pronoun+ Be/ Be NOT

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Uses...

What do we use it for?...

We use it for...

Intentions We use be going to to talk about future plans and intentions. Usually the decision about the future plans has already been made: She’s going to be a professional dancer when she grows up. I’m going to look for a new place to live next month. Predictions We use be going to to predict something that we think is certain to happen or which we have evidence for now: It’s going to snow again soon. (The speaker can probably see dark snow clouds.) Look out! He’s going to break that glass. Commands We use be going to when we give commands or state that something is obligatory: [parent to a child] You’re going to pick up all of those toys right now. This room is a mess!

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Time expressions...

Which can we use? ....

Here are some expressions we can use....

• Tomorrow
• Next week/month/year
• After school/work
• At the weekend
• On Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/etc...

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