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Going To 08-03

Going to is not a tense but rather a structure used to talk about the future. It is constructed with the subject, a form of the verb "be", and "going to" followed by an infinitive verb. Going to can be used to express intentions, when a decision has already been made, or predictions based on present evidence about what will likely happen in the future. Examples of its use and a short quiz are provided to illustrate these uses.

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Going To 08-03

Going to is not a tense but rather a structure used to talk about the future. It is constructed with the subject, a form of the verb "be", and "going to" followed by an infinitive verb. Going to can be used to express intentions, when a decision has already been made, or predictions based on present evidence about what will likely happen in the future. Examples of its use and a short quiz are provided to illustrate these uses.

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going to

Going to is not a tense. It is a special structure that we use to talk about the
future.

The structure of going to is:

subject + be + going + to-infinitive

subject + be not + going + to-infinitive

be + subject + going + to-infinitive ?

The verb be is conjugated. Look at these examples:

subject be not going to-infinitive

I am going to buy a new car.

I 'm going to go swimming.


He is not going to take the exam.

It is n't going to rain.

Are you going to paint the house?

How do we use going to?

going to for intention

We use going to when we have the intention to do something before we speak.


We have already made a decision before speaking. Look at these examples:

● Jo has won the lottery. He says he's going to buy a Porsche.


● We're not going to paint our bedroom tomorrow.
● When are you going to go on holiday?

In these examples, we had an intention or plan before speaking. The decision


was made before speaking.

going to for prediction

We often use going to to make a prediction about the future. Our prediction is
based on present evidence. We are saying what we think will happen. Here are
some examples:

● The sky is very black. It's going to snow.


● It's 8.30! You're going to miss your train!
● I crashed the company car. My boss isn't going to be very happy!

In these examples, the present situation (black sky, the time, damaged car)
gives us a good idea of what is going to happen.
Note that we can also use going to with be in other tenses, for example:

● I was going to tell him but I forgot.


● I had been going to fix the car for ages.
going to Quiz
1. Going to is usually used to talk about

the past
the present
the future

2. What's the base form of the verb that always comes somewhere before
going to?

is
be
are

3. "The train is going to arrive in an hour." Which is the infinitive verb?

is going
going to
to arrive

4. Complete the special going to structure: "subject + be + _______ + to-infinite"

go
going
going to

5. Going to is used to express either intentions or _______ .

predictions
predicates
precedents

6. "I'm going to change my password." This expresses

an intention
a prediction
neither

7. "Don't worry! They're going to win." This expresses


an intention
a prediction
both

8. "Watch out! I'm going to sneeze!" This predicts what will happen

far in the future


fairly soon
next

9. Complete with the correct form of the verb: "I'm going to _______ you while
you're away."

miss
missing
to miss

10. "I'm _______ fix it today. I'm too busy." Which is correct?

going not to
going to not
not going to

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