Future Time! Going Be To

Future Time! Be Going To

We use Be Going To, to talk about plans for the future; it is a prediction based on what we know or think that is going to happen.

Subject + To Be + Going To + Infinitive form of the base verb

Ex. I am going to study french

USAGE

• To express a plan. (Lucas is going to make another movie)

• To express a person's intention to do something in the future. (Miss Anderson is going to sing a song)

• To express something certain. (It is going to rain)

CONTRACTED FORM

You are going to speak at the conference = You're going to speak at the conference

NEGATIVE FORM

You are NOT going to speak at the conference

(You AREN'T going to speak at the conference)

QUESTION FORM

ARE you going to speak at the conference?

Multiple Choice

We __________ visit Barcelona this winter.

• going to

• is going to

• are going to