Be going to

Future
 Be Going to
• Expresses a person’s plans and intentions.
• Often there is no difference between going to and the present continous to
refer a future intention.
I’m seeing Peter tonight. I’m going to see Peter tonight.
• We also use goint to when we can see now that something is sure to
happen in the future.
Careful! That glass is going to fall
I am (am not)
?
He/she/it
You/they/we
is
are
(isn’t)
(aren’t) Structure What, when, why, who, how,
where

• Positive: Subject+ be + going to+ verb in base form + complement

he is going to visit his grandmother this Sunday.

• Negative: Subject+ be (not) + going to+ verb in base form + complement

you are not going to take ballet lessons this weekend

• Question: Question Word *+ be+ subject + going to+ verb in base form
what are you going to buy at the grocery store?
 Warning
To go and to come are not
used in future form
 Have to
• Have to : tener que
• 3rd person affirmative and negative changes to has to
• It’s used to express an obligation. It is not as strong as must but not as
weak as should.