Teacher David presents:
BE GOING TO:
A SIMPLIFIED GUIDE
BE GOING TO
Se usa:
-Para hablar de intenciones o de decisiones ya
tomadas:
. I’m going to the movies tomorrow, do you want to
come?
.We are going to the book’s fair this afternoon.
BE GOING TO
-Para hablar de situaciones
futuras predecibles a partir de la
situación actual:
Look at those clouds! It’s going to
rain!
BE GOING TO
• Affirmative form:
Subject + am/is/are + going to +verb +complement
I am going to study for the exam.
Mary is going to graduate in July.
My friends are going to play soccer tomorrow.
BE GOING TO
• Negative form:
• Subject + am/is/are + not +going to +verb +complement
• I’m not going to go out tonight.
• She is not going to date him.
• They are not going to be in the same class again.
BE GOING TO
• Interrogative Form:
• am/is/are + subject + going to + verb + complement +
?
• Am I going to wash all those dishes?
• Is Pedro going to check his email?
• Are your classmates going to come to class?
BE GOING TO
• Interrogative Form:
• Recuerda que se debe responder con short answers
utilizando el verbo auxiliar (BE).
• Am I going to wash all those dishes?
• Yes, I am.
• No, I’m not.
• Is Pedro going to check his email?
• Yes, he is.
• No, he’s not.
• Are your classmates going to come to class?
• Yes, they are.
• No, they aren’t.
BE GOING TO
• Contractions:
• Is not going =
• ‘s not going
• Isn’t going
• Are not going =
• ‘re not going
• aren’t going
BE GOING TO
• TASK:
• Write 10 sentences about future plans with
be going to.
• Examples:
• I’m going to have pizza for dinner.
• She’s going to graduate in July.
• They’re going to travel to France next year.
BE GOING TO
Reference:
• Swan, M. (1995). Practical English Usage. Oxford: Oxford
University Press.
• (2008)Diccionario Cambridge Pocket. Madrid: Cambridge
University Press.
• Saslow, J; Ascher, A. Top Notch Fundamentals. New York:
Pearson Education