THE USES OF BE GOING TO

1. BE
GOING
TO
Teacher Sofia

2. The most common structure
for talking about the future
is
be going to.
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PLANS INTENTIONS PREDICTIONS

3. Future tense Be going to
Plan: We’re going to see a show tonight
Intention: I’m going to take French next year
Prediction: Our team is going to win
EXAMPLE

4. Affirmative Structure
Subject + be going to + base form of verb + complement
I am going to eat dinner with
Sandra
We are going to go to the party next
week.
Future tense Be going to

5. To make negative
sentences:
Subject + be + not + going to + verb +
complement
She is not going to bring her
coat
Future tense Be going to

6. To ask information
questions, use:
Yes/No questions: Be + subject + going to + verb + complement +?
Is she going to play tonight ?
Short answer: Yes/ No + subject + be (+not)
Yes, she is
No, they are not Future tense Be going to

7. To ask information (WH) questions,
use:
Wh- + be + subject + going to + verb + complement +?
Where are you going to eat?
What is he going to
do
next year?
Future tense Be going to

8. LET´S PRACTICE
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INTENTIONS PREDICTIONS
VIDEO
Future tense Be going to

9. • They bake cookies after school.
• Bob have a hamburger.
• Don’t worry. We (not) be late.
• you play on the soccer team? --
answer: (No).
• Where my mother take us all out for
dinner?
Copy the sentences on your
notebook and organize using
the correct form of be going
to.