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How to express future with “GOING TO”. We use going to to show that something will take place in the future… Not now but later, in the future!!!. We use goint to with Verbs in Simple Form. (VSF) Places to express the future Time. GOING TO + VSF GOING TO + Place GOING + Time.
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How to express future with “GOING TO” We use going to to show that something will take place in the future… Not now but later, in the future!!!
We use goint to with Verbs in Simple Form. (VSF) Places to express the future Time GOING TO + VSF GOING TO + Place GOING + Time Three ways to use it…
SUBJECT + BE + GOING TO + VSF + COMPLEMENT. PLACE TIME Here we have some examplesinthe AFFIRMATIVE form… He is going tostudy english next year. I am going toNew Orleans. You are going this afternoon.
Here we have some examplesinthe NEGATIVEform… • SUBJECT + BE + NOT + GOING TO + VSF + COMPLEMENT. PLACE TIME He is notgoing tostudy english next year. I am notgoing toNew Orleans. You are notgoing this afternoon.
Here we have some examplesinthe INTERROGATIVEform… • BE + SUBJECT + GOING TO + VSF + COMPLEMENT + ? PLACE TIME Is he going tostudy english next year? Am I going toNew Orleans? Are you goingthis afternoon?
Here you have some extra examples… • They are going to play tennis. • Jhon is going to Barcelona next month. • They are not going to play tennis. • Jhon is not going to Barcelona. • Are they going to play tennis? • Is Jhon going to Barcelona next month?