This document provides a simplified guide to using the "be going to" construction in English. It explains that be going to is used to talk about intentions or planned future events. It outlines the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of be going to and provides examples. Contractions of be going to are also covered. Finally, it assigns writing sentences using be going to to describe future plans as practice.

1. BE GOING TO:
A SIMPLIFIED GUIDE
By Teacher David.

2. BE GOING TO
Se usa:
-Para hablar de intenciones o de decisiones ya
tomadas:
. I’m going to the movies tomorrow, do you want
to come?
.We are going to the book’s fair this afternoon.

3. BE GOING TO
• -Para hablar de situaciones futuras
predecibles a partir de la situación actual:
• .Look at those clouds! It’s going to rain!

4. BE GOING TO
• Affirmative form:
• Subject + am/is/are + going to +verb +complement
I am going to study for the exam.
Mary is going to graduate in July.
My friends are going to play soccer tomorrow.

5. BE GOING TO
• Negative form:
• Subject + am/is/are + not +going to +verb +complement
• I’m not going to go out tonight.
• She is not going to date him.
• They are not going to be in the same class again.

6. BE GOING TO
• Interrogative Form:
• am/is/are + subject + going to + verb + complement + ?
• Am I going to wash all those dishes?
• Is Pedro going to check his email?
• Are your classmates going to come to class?

7. BE GOING TO
• Interrogative Form:
• Recuerda que se debe responder con short answers
utilizando el verbo auxiliar (BE).
• Am I going to wash all those dishes?
• Yes, I am.
• No, I’m not.
• Is Pedro going to check his email?
• Yes, he is.
• No, he’s not.
• Are your classmates going to come to class?
• Yes, they are.
• No, they aren’t.

8. BE GOING TO
• Contractions:
• Is not going =
• ‘s not going
• Isn’t going
• Are not going =
• ‘re not going
• aren’t going

9. BE GOING TO
• Assignment
• Write 10 sentences about future plans with be
going to.
• Examples:
• I’m going to have pizza for dinner.
• She’s going to graduate in July.
• They’re going to travel to France next year.

10. BE GOING TO
• Reference:
• Swan, M. (1995). Practical English Usage. Oxford: Oxford
University Press.
• (2008)Diccionario Cambridge Pocket. Madrid: Cambridge
University Press.
• Saslow, J; Ascher, A. Top Notch Fundamentals. New York:
Pearson Education