BE GOING TO VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS
The present continuous for future plans:
The present continuous
- actions right now
- future plans
- is used when we say we have planned and arranged to do at a
specific time in the future.
Examples:
I'm doing my homework this evening.
I'm starting university in September.
Sally is meeting John at seven o'clock this evening in a restaurant
downtown.
She is traveling to NYC next month
You are graduating at five o’clock
I am eating sushi on Monday
To be + going to + verb:
We use 'be going to' to express the future when we intend to do
something or have decided to do something but did not PLAN it. It is
just an intention or a prediction. NOT planned
Example:
Wow! It’s so windy, it looks like it’s going to be cold.
It's so cloudy! I think it's going to rain.
Oh no! I missed the buss. I’m going to be late for work
She is going to clean the house later
They are going to get married soon
We are going to go out for dinner if mom doesn’t cook
1. I am going to meet with my friends at the mall later today
2. We are fishing in the lake on Monday
3. They are going to travel for vacation.
4. She is going to fail the exam because she didn’t study
Be + going to + verb base form (only for future)
- For future plans (general)
- Predictions
- Plans made before the moment of speaking
- Something is about to happen
1. I am going to travel next year
2. She is going to buy a house in the summer
3. You are going to take the exam later
4. Look at the sky, it is very cloudy. It’s going to rain.
5. She studies every day for the exam. She is going to pass the
exam.
6. The soup is very hot, if you eat the soup now: you are going to
burn yourself.
7. I am going to clean the house this weekend
8. My parents are going to cook dinner for me
9. She is going to take a shower before school
10. She is going to fall
11. It’s going to rain
12. It is almost 7:00 the English class is going to begin
NEGATIVE EXAMPLES:
1.I am not going to eat sushi
- I’m not going to eat sushi
2. She is not going to drive
- she’s not going to drive
- she isn’t going to drive
3. They are not going to run
- they’re not going to run
- they aren’t going to run
QUESTION
1 Is Daniela going to buy a new house?
- yes, she is / no, she isn’t
2. Are my brothers going to swim in the ocean?
- Yes, they are / no, they aren’t
3. Am I going to pass the exam?
- Yes, you are / no, you aren’t
4. Is it going to rain tonight in SCZ?
- Yes, it is / no, it isn’t
INFORMATION QUESTION
WHEN – WHAT – HOW – WHY – WHERE – WHO
1 When is Julio going to take a shower?
- Julio is going to take a shower every night
2. When are you going to take the final exam?
- We are going to take the final exam on Saturday
3. What are you going to do next Sunday?
- I’m going to study
4. How are you going to return to SCZ?
- I’m going to return on the bus
5. Why are you going to drive to Mutualista market?
- I’m going to drive to Mutu BC I don’t walk
6. Where is it going to rain tomorrow?
- It’s going to rain in SCZ
7. Who is going to prepare the dinner?
- My mom is going to prepare the dinner
WILL (only for future)
- Spontaneous actions
- Facts (something you cannot change)
- Predictions based on opinions and experience
1. I will marry you
2. I will drink the Pepsi
3. She will buy this jacket, it is on clearance
4. It is his birthday next week, he will be 20
5. Tomorrow will be the exam
6. They will travel to Paris on the 27th of December
7. I think I will pass the exam
8. I have decided I will be more responsible
9. He practices soccer every day, he will win the championship
Be + going to + verb bf (only for future)
1.I am going to graduate in December
2. I am going to buy a new cellphone
3. I’m going to take a shower later
4. I’m going to pass classes at 4 pm
5. I’m going to buy new shoes
- I’m not going to buy new shoes
- Am I going to buy new shoes?
yes, you are /no, you aren’t
1. Daniela is going to get married next year
2. He is going to travel to Korea
3. My friend is going to study Medicine
4. He’s going to visit his friends
5. Mariana is going to a gymnastic competition
- She’s not going to a gymnastic . . .
- She isn’t going to. . .
- Is she going to a gymnastic competition?
Yes, she is / no, she isn’t
1. My parents are going to watch a horror movie
- negative
- question
2. The students are going to take a test in two weeks
3. She is going to study for the final exam
4. It is going to rain all day tomorrow
5.I am going to travel for my last year in school.
