GOING TO

Going to future expresses a conclusion regarding the immediate future or an action in

the near future that has already been planned or prepared.
I- Form
to be (am, are, is) + going to + infinitive

Subject pronouns verb to be going to Infinitive verb

I am “ “ play
You, we, they are “ “ talk
He, she, it is “ “ go

Affirmative form of the going to:

Subject Verb to be full Contracted going to
pronouns form form
I am ‘m “ “
You, we, they are ´re “ “
He, she, it is ‘s “ “

I am going to play football I’m going to play football

You are going to play football You’re going to play football
He is going to play football He’s going to play football
Interrogative form of the going to:
Am I Going to…?
Are You “ “ “
Is He, she, it “ “ “
Are We “ “ “
Are You “ “ “
Are They “ “ “

Am I going to play football?

Are you going to play football?
Negative form of the going to:
Subject pronouns Full form Contracted form Going to…
I am not ‘m not “ “
you are not aren’t “ “
He/she/it is not isn’t “ “
we are not aren’t “ “
you are not aren’t “ “
they are not aren’t

I am not going to play football. I'm not going to play football.

You are not going to play football. You're not going to play football.
You aren't going to play football.
ATTENTION!!

Do not mix up with the Present Progressive!

Going to Present progressive

He's going to read the book. He's reading the book.

II- USE OF THE GOING TO-FUTURE

1- planned actions in the future

We use 'going to' to express the future when we intend to do something or have
decided to do something but did not arrange it. It is just an intention.

Example:

- We are going to sing at the party.

- A: The windows are dirty.

- B: Yes, I know. I'm going to clean them later.
= I've decided to clean them, but I haven't arranged to clean them.

2- Predictions

We also use 'going to' to make predictions. You are certain that sth. is going to
happen in the future.

Example:

- It's so cloudy! I think it's going to rain.

- Watch out! you are going to break the glass.
- Look at that car! It is going to crash into the yellow one.

III- SIGNAL WORDS

in one year, next week, tomorrow