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    Going to %here is no one 'future tense' in English. We use 'going to' when we want to talk about a plan for the future. %hese figures are really bad. We're going to make a loss. O Look out! %hat cup is going to fall off. O Look at those black clouds. It's going to rain soon.

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    Going to %here is no one 'future tense' in English. We use 'going to' when we want to talk about a plan for the future. %hese figures are really bad. We're going to make a loss. O Look out! %hat cup is going to fall off. O Look at those black clouds. It's going to rain soon.

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    Going to %here is no one 'future tense' in English. We use 'going to' when we want to talk about a plan for the future. %hese figures are really bad. We're going to make a loss. O Look out! %hat cup is going to fall off. O Look at those black clouds. It's going to rain soon.

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    English Grammar - Going To-Future

    Use
    1) planned actions in the future
    We are going to sing at the party.
    2) You are certain that sth. is going to happen in the future.
    Look at this car! It is going to crash into the yellow one.
    $3, words
    no unambiguous ones
    Form
    to be (am, are, is) + going to + infinitive
    ,mpes
    ffirmative sentences:
    I am going to play handball.
    I'm going to play handball.
    You are going to play handball.
    You're going to play handball.
    Negative sentences:
    I am not going to play handball.
    I'm not going to play handball.
    You are not going to play handball.
    You're not going to play handball.
    You aren't going to play handball.
    Questions:
    m I going to play handball? re you going to play handball?
    TTENTION!!
    Do not mix up with the Present Progressive!
    going to-future Present Progressive
    He's going to read the book. He's reading the book.

    Going to
    %here is no one 'future tense' in English. %here are 4 future forms. %he one which
    is used most often in spoken English is 'going to', not 'will'.
    We use 'going to' when we want to talk about a plan for the future.
    O I'm going to see him later today.
    O %hey're going to launch it next month.
    O We're going to have lunch first.
    O $he's going to see what she can do.
    O I'm not going to talk for very long.
    Notice that this plan does not have to be for the near future.
    O When I retire I'm going to go back to Barbados to live.
    O In ten years time, I'm going to be boss of my own
    successful company.
    We use 'going to' when we want to make a prediction based on evidence we can
    see now.
    O Look out! %hat cup is going to fall off.
    O Look at those black clouds. It's going to rain soon.
    O %hese figures are really bad. We're going to make a loss.
    O You look very tired. You're going to need to stop soon.
    We can replace 'going to go' by 'going'.
    O I'm going out later.
    O $he's going to the exhibition tomorrow.

    Future: ~Be Going To


    Introductlon
    In Engllsh, there ure muny wuys of expresslng future tlme. One of the most common ls the "be
    golng to" constructlon. Thls puge wlll expluln the muln meunlng of be golng to" und show you
    how to use be golng to" ln sentences und questlons.

    1. How to form "be golng to" sentences
    To muke u verb form wlth be golng to", you flrst put be" lnto the correct form to ugree wlth
    the sub|ect, und then udd golng to" + the slmple form of the verb. Note ulso thut the be" form
    ls often shortened. Thls tuble llsts the muln forms:
    $ub|ect $tutement Questlon Negutlve
    I I um golng to leuve.
    I'm golng to leuve.
    Am I golng to leuve? I um not golng to leuve.
    I'm not golng to leuve.
    You You ure golng to
    leuve.
    You're golng to leuve.
    Are you golng to
    leuve?
    You ure not golng to
    leuve.
    You uren't golng to leuve.
    You're not golng to leuve.
    He He ls golng to leuve.
    He's golng to leuve.
    Is he golng to leuve? He ls not golng to leuve.
    He's not golng to leuve.
    He lsn't golng to leuve.
    $he $he ls golng to leuve.
    $he's golng to leuve.
    Is she golng to leuve? $he ls not golng to leuve.
    $he's not golng to leuve.
    $he lsn't golng to leuve.
    It It ls golng to leuve.
    It's golng to leuve.
    Is lt golng to leuve? It ls not golng to leuve.
    It's not golng to leuve.
    It lsn't golng to leuve.
    We We ure golng to leuve.
    We're golng to leuve.
    Are we golng to
    leuve?
    We ure not golng to
    leuve.
    We're not golng to leuve.
    We uren't golng to leuve.
    They They ure golng to
    leuve.
    They're golng to leuve.
    Are they golng to
    leuve?
    They ure not golng to
    leuve.
    They're not golng to
    leuve.
    They uren't golng to
    leuve.
    . The meunlng of be golng to" future forms
    Be golng to" ls usuully used when somethlng ls ulreudy plunned or deflnlte. Look ut the
    dlfference between these sentences:
    I'll muke the supper tonlght.
    (Muklng u declslon/volunteerlng to do somethlng.)

    I'm golng to muke the supper every Wednesduy.
    (Thls ls ulreudy plunned und orgunlzed.)
    When you ure sure thut you understund the lesson, you cun contlnue wlth the exerclses.

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