English Grammar I

LCDA. REBECA MARÍA ARIAS PÉREZ

Agenda
Reflection
Be going to
Present
Past.
Examples
Exercises
Reflection
Be going to

The structure BE GOING TO is normally used to

indicate the future in English.
Be going to it is used for:
1. When we have already decided or we INTEND to do
something in the future. (Prior Plan)
I'm going to India next year.

The decision has been made before the moment of speaking.

We talked about it yesterday and I'm going to quit my job
tomorrow.
Be going to it is used for:
2. When there are definite signs that something is going to
happen. (Evidence)
Something is likely to happen based on the evidence or
experience you have.
It's so cold! I think it is going to snow.
Be going to it is used for:
3. When something is about to happen:
Get back! The bomb is going to explode.
Questions with BE GOING TO
Questions are formed by changing the order of the subject and
the verb BE:
You are going to be sick if you eat that. (Positive sentence)
Are you going to be sick if you eat that? (Question)
We are going to take orange juice to the party. (Positive
sentence)
Are we going to take orange juice to the party? (Question)
BE GOING TO in the Past Tense

When BE GOING TO is used in the past tense, it refers to

something that was going to happen but in the end it did not
happen.
Examples
I was going to call you but I lost your phone number.

It was going to rain but suddenly the sun appeared.

We were going to buy a new TV but then we changed our

minds.
Gonna
Sometimes when we speak quickly, GOING TO sounds like
GONNA. While it is grammatically incorrect, it is used a lot in
very informal English. You will also occasionally see the
word Gonna written in song titles or in song lyrics.

I'm gonna go to the beach tomorrow.

= I'm going to go to the beach tomorrow.
Song using Gonna
Time to Practice
Create 5 sentences using the following pattern. Write them on
your notebook.
Be going to (Present and Past)

Affirmative form

Negative form

Interrogative form
Thank you.