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    Going To 08-03

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    Going to is not a tense but rather a structure used to talk about the future. It is constructed with the subject, a form of the verb "be", and "going to" followed by an infinitive verb. Going to can be used to express intentions, when a decision has already been made, or predictions based on present evidence about what will likely happen in the future. Examples of its use and a short quiz are provided to illustrate these uses.

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    Going To 08-03

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    Going to is not a tense but rather a structure used to talk about the future. It is constructed with the subject, a form of the verb "be", and "going to" followed by an infinitive verb. Going to can be used to express intentions, when a decision has already been made, or predictions based on present evidence about what will likely happen in the future. Examples of its use and a short quiz are provided to illustrate these uses.

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    Going to is not a tense but rather a structure used to talk about the future. It is constructed with the subject, a form of the verb "be", and "going to" followed by an infinitive verb. Going to can be used to express intentions, when a decision has already been made, or predictions based on present evidence about what will likely happen in the future. Examples of its use and a short quiz are provided to illustrate these uses.

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    Going To 08-03

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    Humberto Hernández
    Going to is not a tense but rather a structure used to talk about the future. It is constructed with the subject, a form of the verb "be", and "going to" followed by an infinitive verb. Going to can be used to express intentions, when a decision has already been made, or predictions based on present evidence about what will likely happen in the future. Examples of its use and a short quiz are provided to illustrate these uses.

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    going to

    Going to is not a tense. It is a special structure that we use to talk about the
    future.

    The structure of going to is:

    subject + be + going + to-infinitive

    subject + be not + going + to-infinitive

    be + subject + going + to-infinitive ?

    The verb be is conjugated. Look at these examples:

    subject be not going to-infinitive

    I am going to buy a new car.

    I 'm going to go swimming.


    He is not going to take the exam.

    It is n't going to rain.

    Are you going to paint the house?

    How do we use going to?

    going to for intention

    We use going to when we have the intention to do something before we speak.


    We have already made a decision before speaking. Look at these examples:

    ● Jo has won the lottery. He says he's going to buy a Porsche.


    ● We're not going to paint our bedroom tomorrow.
    ● When are you going to go on holiday?

    In these examples, we had an intention or plan before speaking. The decision


    was made before speaking.

    going to for prediction

    We often use going to to make a prediction about the future. Our prediction is
    based on present evidence. We are saying what we think will happen. Here are
    some examples:

    ● The sky is very black. It's going to snow.


    ● It's 8.30! You're going to miss your train!
    ● I crashed the company car. My boss isn't going to be very happy!

    In these examples, the present situation (black sky, the time, damaged car)
    gives us a good idea of what is going to happen.
    Note that we can also use going to with be in other tenses, for example:

    ● I was going to tell him but I forgot.


    ● I had been going to fix the car for ages.
    going to Quiz
    1. Going to is usually used to talk about

    the past
    the present
    the future

    2. What's the base form of the verb that always comes somewhere before
    going to?

    is
    be
    are

    3. "The train is going to arrive in an hour." Which is the infinitive verb?

    is going
    going to
    to arrive

    4. Complete the special going to structure: "subject + be + _______ + to-infinite"

    go
    going
    going to

    5. Going to is used to express either intentions or _______ .

    predictions
    predicates
    precedents

    6. "I'm going to change my password." This expresses

    an intention
    a prediction
    neither

    7. "Don't worry! They're going to win." This expresses


    an intention
    a prediction
    both

    8. "Watch out! I'm going to sneeze!" This predicts what will happen

    far in the future


    fairly soon
    next

    9. Complete with the correct form of the verb: "I'm going to _______ you while
    you're away."

    miss
    missing
    to miss

    10. "I'm _______ fix it today. I'm too busy." Which is correct?

    going not to
    going to not
    not going to

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