Diapositiva 1

Future with GOING TO Cynthia Toledo Rojas

Going toWe use going to for :*To talk about intentions.*To talk about plans.* To talk about predictions.*An action in the near future that has already been planned or prepared.

use:

1.- Planned actions in the future

We are going to sing at the concert.

Ana is going to have an appointment with her doctor.

2.-We use 'going to' when we want to make a prediction based on evidence we can see now.Look out! That cup is going to fall off. Look at those black clouds. It's going to rain soon. These figures are really bad. We're going to make a loss. You look very tired. You're going to need to stop soon.

2.- You are certain that something is going to happen in the future.

Look at SPIKE! He is going to eat his bone.

3.-Notice that this plan does not have to be for the near future.

When I retire I'm going to go back to Barbados to live. In ten years time, I'm going to be boss of my own successful company.

4.-We can replace 'going to go' by 'going'. I'm going out later. She's going to the exhibition tomorrow.

Positive situation S + Vbe + going to+Verb + complement. *I am going to play handball.*I'm going to play handball. *They are going to meet in the club. *We are going to dance in the party. *She is going to drink coffee. *He is going to sleep very late.

MY FATHER IS GOING TO PAINT THE ROOM.

NINA IS GOING TO HAVE A BABY.

My family is going to watch the television.

SHE IS GOING TO GO OUT TO THE MARKET.

He is going to go to the airport.

negative situationS + Vbe + not+ going to+Verb + complement.You are not going to play handball.You're not going to play handball.You aren't going to play handball.They arent goint to eat in that restaurant.Mary isnt going to play basketball.Lucas isnt going to play computer games.It isnt going to work very hard.

Going to-Future

interrogative situation *Are you going to play handball? Yes, I am. / No, Im not. * Is he going to read a book? Yes, he is. / No, he isnt. *Is Josefina going to write a poem? Yes, she is. / No, she isnt. *Are they going to surf the net? Yes, they are. / No, they arent.

will-future/going to-future - DiagramBoth tenses are future tenses.We use the will-future for predictions, assumptions, promises and when we do something spontaneously.We use the going to-future with planned actions.

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