BE GOING TO

BE GOING TO

FUNCTIONS

GRAMMAR

EXAMPLES

NOTES

1) PREDICTIONS

2) NEAR FUTURE

3) PRIOR PLANS

4) WHEN SOMETHING IS CLEAR GOING TO HAPPEN

+) S + VERB TO BE (IN PRESENT) + INFINITIVE + C

-) S + VERB TO BE (IN PRESENT) + NOT + GOING +INFINITIVE + C

?) VERB TO BE (IN PRESENT) + S + GOING + INFINITIVE + C + ?

QW) QW + VERB TO BE (IN PRESENT) + S +GOING + INFINITIVE + C + ?

+) JACK IS GOING TO WALK HOME

-) HE IS NOT GOING TO PLAY SOCCER

?) ARE YOU GOING TO COOK DINNER?

QW? WHERE IS ANN GOING TO TRAVEL ON DECEMBER?

* EXPRESSES THE FORM OF INTENTION OF A FUTURE ACTION

* EXPRESS INTENTION PREMEDITATED