FUTURE

Be going to

Be (am / is / are) + going to + base verb, for plans and for predictions based on what you see now.

	I	he / she / it	you / we / they
+	I 'm going to work	She 's going to work	They 're going to work
−	I 'm not going to work	She isn't going to work	They aren't going to work
?	Am I going to work?	Is she going to work?	Are they going to work?

After going to the verb is in the base form: She's going to buy a car · Short answers: Yes, I am. / No, she isn't.

Be + going to + base verb

New

Use am / is / are, then going to, then the base verb. Do not drop be, and do not add -s or -ing to the verb after to.

subject+ am / is / are+ going to+ base verb

We are going to watch a film tonight.
Are you going to call him?

She going to buy a car.
She is going to buy a car.

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you going to eat that?

Plans and intentions

New

Use be going to for things you have already decided to do in the future, often with tomorrow, next week or this summer.

subject+ am / is / are going to+ base verb+ time word

I'm going to learn Spanish next year.
They're going to move to London in June.

Tomorrow I visit my grandmother.
Tomorrow I'm going to visit my grandmother.

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My sister is going a doctor.

Predictions from what you see

New

Use be going to to say what will happen when you can see signs of it now.

it / subject+ is / are going to+ base verb

Look at those clouds. It's going to rain.
Be careful! You're going to fall.

Look out! The glass falls!
Look out! The glass is going to fall.

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One word is in the wrong form. Type the correct form.

Look at those clouds! It is going to rains.

Negatives

New

Use am not / isn't / aren't going to for something you have decided not to do. Do not use don't.

subject+ am not / isn't / aren't+ going to+ base verb

I'm not going to tell anyone.
They aren't going to come to the party.

I don't going to tell anyone.
I'm not going to tell anyone.

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One word is in the wrong form. Type the correct form.

She doesn't going to wait for us.

Plans in the past: was going to

New

Use was / were going to for a plan in the past, often one that did not happen. It is often followed by but.

subject+ was / were going to+ base verb+ but …

I was going to call you, but I forgot.
We were going to go out, but it rained.

I am going to call you, but I forgot.
I was going to call you, but I forgot.

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He going to tell me, but he changed his mind.