Use:
Use be going to to talk about your personal plans for the future.
Use be going to to talk about your personal plans for the future.
I’m going to see my sister at the weekend.
Are you going to marry Paul?
Are you going to marry Paul?
Form:
1) The form of the positive and negative sentences and questions is shown below.
Positive
I |
am / ‘m
|
going to
|
verb (infinitive form)
|
you
|
are / ‘re
| ||
he / she / it
|
is / ‘s
| ||
we
|
are / ‘re
| ||
they
|
are / ‘re
|
Negative
I |
‘m not
|
going to
|
verb (infinitive form)
|
you
|
aren’t OR ‘re not
| ||
he / she / it
|
isn’t OR ‘s not
| ||
we
|
aren’t OR ‘re not
| ||
they
|
aren’t OR ‘re not
|
Questions
Am |
I
|
going to
|
verb (infinitive form) ?
|
Are
|
you
| ||
Is
|
he / she / it
| ||
Are
|
we
| ||
Are
|
they
|
2) The short reply to a ‘be going to’ question is ‘Yes, I am’, ‘Yes, she is’ etc. You cannot contract these short sentences.
Yes,he’s. => Yes, he is.
Yes,
The short negative replies are:
No, I’m not.
No, you’re not / No, you aren’t.
No, he’s not / No he isn’t. No, she’s not / No she isn’t. No, it’s not / no it isn’t.
No, we’re not / No, we aren’t.
No, they’re not / No, they aren’t.
Common mistakes:
No, I’m not.
No, you’re not / No, you aren’t.
No, he’s not / No he isn’t. No, she’s not / No she isn’t. No, it’s not / no it isn’t.
No, we’re not / No, we aren’t.
No, they’re not / No, they aren’t.
Common mistakes:
1) Some students forget to add the verb ’be’ before ‘going to’.
2) Some students forget to invert the subject and be in questions.
What time you are going to leave? => What time are you going to leave?

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