BE GOING TO FUTURE

FORM

AFFIRMATIVE
S + AM / IS / ARE + GOING TO + V (short infinitive)
Sarah is going to visit the USA in summer.

They are going to plant vegetables in the backyard.

INTERROGATIVE
AM / IS / ARE + GOING TO + V (short infinitive)
Is Brian going to graduate in May?

Are we going to buy a house next year?

SHORT ANSWERS
Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.

Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t.

NEGATIVE
S + AM / IS / ARE + NOT + GOING TO + V ( short infinitive)
I am not going to clean the window until Saturday. / I’m not going to clean the
window until Saturday.

They are not going to join us on the trip. / They aren’t going to join us on the
trip.

USE

We use Be Going to Future:

  For intentions or ambitions for the future:
Helen is going to wash her car tomorrow.

 Planned actions:
We are going to spend our holidays in Greece.

 When there evidence that something will definitely happen:

Look at the sky! It’s going to rain soon.