A1 Elemental

Constrution be going to

I am going to read this

The expression be going to allows us to express an idea in the near future. Here is a table of how it is formed:

How do we use going to?

1. be going to for an intention:

I am going to visit my parents

He is going to be a teacher

Are you going to sleep?

2. In the past:

In the past tense means that the action did not happen.

I was going to invite you to the cinema, but you were busy.

They were going to get married.

3. going to for prediction:

We often use going to , to make a prediction about he future . Our prediction is based on present evidence.

It' s going to be cold tomorrow.

He is going to be famous one day.

4. Order:

The be going to construction ca be used to espress an orden or a strict prohibition.

You are not going to say that!

You are going to do your homework!

5. to go and to come:

After the construction to be going to, you cannot use the verbs to go and to come:

Wrong!

I'm going to go to Paris

Right!

I'm going to Paris

6. be gonna:

Sometines when we speak quickly, GOING TO sounds like GONNA. While it is grammatically incorrect, it is used a lot in very informal English.

going to = gonna

I'm gonna leave soon

He is not gonna do anything