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es otra forma de futuro, que como

cualquier inviduo hecho y derecho, tiene
características bien definidas que siempre
hay que tomar en cuenta.

to be + going + to do something
– future
“to do” representa cualquier verbo que se vaya
a usar para decir algo en futuro.

a) The “to be going to do something” form

expresses the subject’s intention to perform a

certain future action. The intention is always

premeditated and there is also the idea that

some preparation for the action has already been
made, you could also find some evidence for

such intention and preparation:

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 1) I’m going to meet Tom at the
station at six. (intention)
(A las seis voy a la estación (terminal) a recibir a Tom. - ¿Por
qué? PORQUE QUIERO, a lo mejor él no lo sabe, y va a ser una
sorpresa para él.)

2) He is going to be a dentist when he

grows up. (intention)
(Él va a ser dentista cuando crezca. - ¿Por qué? PORQUE LO
DESEA, ESA ES SU INTENCIÓN, no sabemos si lo va a lograr,
pero ahorita esa es su intención.)

Note that the to be going to do something can be used

without a time expression. Note that it is not very usual to
put the verbs go and come into the to be going to do
something form.

b) So, the to be going to do something is used for a very

definite intention that the subject (any subject)
has.

c) The to be going to do something is also used for

prediction based on fact or facts.
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1. You are going to miss your train. (prediction)
2. The pressure cooker is going to explode.
(prediction)

3. When is your husband going to cut the

grass? (intention)

4. She is going to dye the old curtains blue.(intention)

5. We are going to make this whisky bottle into a
lamp. (intention)

6. What are you going to do with this room?

(intention)
I am going to paint the walls in black and white
stripes. (intention)

7. The umpire is going to blow his whistle.

(prediction)

8. Are you going to eat all that? (intention)

9. That man with the tomato in his hand is going to
throw it at the speaker. (intention)
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10. That door is going to slam. (prediction)
11. The bull is going to attack us. (prediction)
12. It is going to rain. Look at those clouds.
(prediction)

13. The cat is going to have kittens. (prediction)

14. The men in the helicopter are going to try to
rescue the man in the water. (intention)

15. The rider is going to fall off. (prediction)

16. These swans are going to eat all our sandwiches.
(intention)

17. The Lord Mayor is standing up. He is going to

make a speech. (intention)
18. He is going to grow a beard when he leaves
school. (intention)

19. This aeroplane is going to crash. (prediction)

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20. I am going to stop here for a moment to get some
petrol. (intention)

21. Are you going to ask him to help you?

(intention)

22. I’ve lent you my car once. I am not going to do

it again. (intention)

23. I have seen the play. Now I am going to read the

book. (intention)

24. My son is going to be a frogman when he grows up.

(intention)

25. I am not going to sleep in this room. It is

haunted. (intention)

26. We are going to buy a metal detector and look for

buried treasures. (intention)

27. Are you going to reserve a seat?

(intention)

28. I am going to plant an oak tree here.

(intention)
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29. The dog is going to bury the bone. (intention)
30. I am going to have a bath. (intention)
31. I am going to smuggle this out of the country.
(intention)

32. There was very little blossom this spring. Apples are
going to be scarce. (prediction)
33. I don’t like this macaroni. I am not going to
finish it. (intention)
34. I am not going to stay here another minute.
(intention)

35. They are going to try him for manslaughter when

he comes out of hospital. (intention)

36. We are going to make a lot of money out of this.

(intention)

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Apreciado Estudiante:
Para resolver el contraste entre dos estructuras que
aparentemente contienen el mismo significado, hay varias cosas
que tienes que considerar: 1) tu formación, tus bases de
conocimiento, tu competencia; 2) intuición lingüística; 3) una
mente abierta a aceptar estructuras de un idioma que no es el
tuyo como si fueran un individuo terminado, acabado, establecido;
4) y CONTAR CON TODAS LAS CARACTERÍSTICAS DE LAS DOS
ESTRUCTURAS A CONTRASTAR.

El “presente continuo como futuro” y la estructura “to

be going to do something”, son eso: DOS
INDIVIDUOS CON CARACTERÍSTICAS PROPIAS QUE NO SE
PUEDEN PONER A DIFERENCIACIÓN, SE TIENEN QUE RESPETAR
SUS CARACTERÍSTICAS AL PIE DE LA LETRA, DE NO SER ASÍ, NO
SE PUEDEN CONTRASTAR.

Así que te invito a que expandas tu mente hacia el

conocimiento y seas un buen observador: cuando estés
resolviendo la actividad que te voy a asignar, tienes que tener a tu
lado todo lo que necesitas de una estructura y la otra. Espero que
no te frustres tanto: EL INGLÉS ES COMO ES: JUST BECAUSE
--- PORQUE SÍ, Y YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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