be going to

be going to

1. fuctions

   • 1.- predictions 2.- near future 3.- when someting is clear poing to happen 4.- prior plans

2. grammar

   • (+) S+V tobe+(am,is,are)+going+infinitive+C (-) S+V tobe (am,is,are)+not+going+infinitive (?) V tobe (am,is,are)+S+goiung+infinitive+C yes,S+V tobe (am,is,are) no, s+V tobe (am,is,are+not (?) Qw+V tobe(am,is,are+S+going+infinitive+?

3. examples

   • (+) I am going to eat a steak. (-) I¨m not going to drive that car (?) Is she going to play tennis on saturday?

4. notes

   • The goin to expresses the form of intention of a future action