Future tense Going to verb Tomorrow I am

Future tense Going to + verb

Tomorrow, I am going to wash my car. Present progressive of the verb + “to go” -I am going -You are going -He / she / it going -We are going -They are going Infinitive of the verb to wash to wash

Affirmative Question Negative I am going to wash Am I going to wash? I am not going to wash You are going to wash Are you going to wash? You are not going to wash He / she / it is going to wash Is he/she/it going to wash? He / she / it is not going to wash We are going to wash Are we going to wash? We are not going to wash They are going to wash Are they going to wash? They are not going to wash

Uses 1. An action in the future that has been planned or prepared. I am going to visit my grandparents next week. Tomorrow, we are going to watch a movie. After taking a nap, he’s going to go for a walk.

Uses 2. A conclusion regarding the immediate future. An expectation. I can see dark snow clouds. It is going to snow again soon. John missed the train. He is going to be late.

“gonna” Native English speakers often say “gonna”. We use “gonna” /gənə/ instead of going to in informal contexts, especially in speaking and in song lyrics. Example: I’m hungry. I’m gonna have a sandwich. I’m hungry. I’m going to have a sandwich. “gonna” = going to Important: “gonna” is NOT good English. It is very informal. Spoken English only. Do NOT write it! It is very common. You will hear it a lot!

Exercise 1 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form using going to. Example: It (rain) ______rain. It (rain) _is going to rain. 1. They (eat)______ stew. They are going to eat stew. 2. I (wear) ______ blue shoes tonight. I am going to wear blue shoes tonight. 3. We (not / help) ______ you We are not going to help you.

Exercise 2 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct question form using going to. 1. (cook / you) ______ dinner? Are you going to cook dinner? 2. (leave / they) ______ the house? Are they going to leave the house? 3. (take part / she) ______ in the contest? Is she going to take part in the contest?

Exercise 3 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct negative form using going to. 1. We (not / help) ______ you. We are not going to help you. 2. Jack (not / walk) ______ home. Jack is not going to walk home. 3. Sue (share / not) ______ her biscuits. Sue is not going to share her biscuits. 4. I (not / spend) ______ my holiday abroad this year. I am not going to spend my holiday abroad this year.

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