Be going to - questions

Be going to

Questions

Let's remember!

We use "be going to" to talk about future plans and intentions. Usually the decision about the future plans has already been made.

We are going to go bowling tonight. (Nosotros) Vamos a jugar a los bolos esta noche.

I'm going to visit my grandmother next Saturday. Voy a visitar a mi abuela el próximo sábado.

Structure

Affirmative sentences

verb (infinitive)

complement.

Subject

going to

verb To Be

I'm going to swim at the beach. (yo) Voy a nadar a la playa.

Negative sentences

Subject

complement.

verb To Be

Not

going to

verb (infinitive)

Sara isn't going to wear a dress at the party. Sara no va a llevar un vestido en la fiesta.

Interrogative sentences

Yes/No Questions

Yes / No questions are also called closed questions because there are only two possible responses: Yes or No.

going to

Verb To Be

verb

subject

complement ?

Are they going to (go to) their graduation party? Yes, they are.(ellos/as) ¿Van a ir a su fiesta de graduación? Sí.

Is Jorge going to buy a new car? No, he isn't.¿Jorge va a comprarse un coche nuevo? No.

Yes/No Questions

subject

going to

complement ?

verb

Verb To Be

IYou He, she, it We, you, they

AmAre Is Are

the homework tonight?

do

going to

Answers

No,

not.

subject

verb to be

subject

Yes,

verb to be

Yes, I am. Yes, you are. Yes, she is.

No, I am not - No, I'm not. No, you are not - No, you're not / you aren't. No, she is not - No, she's not / she isn't.

Interrogative sentences

Wh - Questions

WH-questions are questions starting with WH-words including: what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why and how.

verb to be

Wh-word

complement ?

going to

subject

verb

When is Melissa going to meet Paola? She's going to meet Paola next Saturday.¿Cuándo se va a reunir Melissa con Paola? Se va a encontrar con Paola el proximo sábado.

What are you going to do tomorrow? I'm going to participate in a race.¿Qué vas hacer mañana? Voy a participar en una carrera.

Wh - Questions

complement ?

Wh-word

subject

going to

verb (infinitive)

Verb To Be

amare is are are are

Iyou he, she, it we, you, they you we

WhoWhat When Where Why How

going to

talk to

tomorrow?

going to

do

after the English class?

paint

going to

the house?

going to

go

tomorrow?

going to

your grandmother?

visit

cook

the dinner?

going to

Activity 2

Let''s write our own questions

After studying the structures for asking questions with "going to", Write 3 different questions. You can write two Yes/No questions and one Wh-question or vice versa. For example: What are you going to do tomorrow? Are you going to travel this weekend? Why are you going to visit your grandparents on Friday? Then ask someone in your home those questions and write their answers in your notebook. For example: I'm going to watch a movie. Yes, I am. I'm going to Cancun. I'm going to visit them because I miss them a lot.