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Futuro Going To

The document discusses two main ways to express the future tense in English - using "going to" and using "will". It provides examples of how to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences with "going to" as well as what contexts are appropriate to use each construction (plans/intentions and predictions based on evidence for "going to" vs quick decisions, promises, and general predictions for "will").

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Futuro Going To

The document discusses two main ways to express the future tense in English - using "going to" and using "will". It provides examples of how to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences with "going to" as well as what contexts are appropriate to use each construction (plans/intentions and predictions based on evidence for "going to" vs quick decisions, promises, and general predictions for "will").

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There is NOT just one future tense

in English.

How to express the


future then?

GOING TO
AFFIRMATIVE:

I am (Im)
You are (Youre)
He is (Hes)
She is (Shes)
It is (Its)
We are (Were)
You are (Youre)
They are (Theyre)

going to

(base form
of verb =
Infinitive
without
to)

GOING TO
NEGATIVE:

I am not (Im not)


You are not (You arent)
He is not(He isnt)
She is not (She isnt)
It is not (It isnt)
We are not (We arent)
You are not (You arent)
They are not (They arent)

(base form
of verb =
going to
Infinitive
without
to)

GOING TO
INTERROGATIVE:

Am
Is
Are

I
you
going to
he /she /it
we/you/they

Base ?

Short answers

Yes, + Subject pronoun + am / is / are.


No, + Subject pronoun + isnt / arent.
*(Note: No, Im not).

BE GOING TO
We use BE GOING TO + the base form of
the main verb for:
I am going to practise hard
to become a rock star!

1. Plans / Intentions.
2. Predictions based on clear signs.
Look at those clouds!
It is going to rain!

I am going to + V
You are going to + V

He / She is going to + V
We are going to + V
You are going to + V

They are going to + V

REMEMBER!
PREDICTIONS
QUICK DECISIONS

PROMISES

WILL + V

PLANS /
INTENTIONS
PREDICTIONS
BASED ON
CLEAR SIGNS

BE GOING TO + V

Questions
IF YOU HAVE FIRM PLANS USE GOING TO

How are you going to spend your next


vacation?
Are you going anywhere?
What are you going to do next?
Is anyone going to travel with you?

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