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Be going to: plans and predictions
A2 A2 grammar · lesson 4 of 25
Be going to is a very common way to talk about the future. You use it for plans you have already made and for things you can see will happen.
Form
Use am / is / are + going to + base verb.
| Positive | Negative | Question |
|---|---|---|
| I am going to study. | I’m not going to study. | Am I going to study? |
| He / She / It is going to study. | She isn’t going to study. | Is she going to study? |
| You / We / They are going to study. | They aren’t going to study. | Are they going to study? |
Use 1: plans and intentions
We use going to when we decided something before now.
I‘m going to visit my grandmother on Sunday.
Ali is going to learn Spanish next year.
We aren’t going to buy a new car.
What are you going to do after school?
Is Lucy going to study medicine? Yes, she is.
Use 2: predictions with evidence
We also use going to when we can see something now that tells us about the future.
Look at those dark clouds. It‘s going to rain.
Be careful! You‘re going to fall.
The bus is very late. We‘re going to miss the film.
Common mistakes
✗ I going to see Tom tomorrow.
✓ I‘m going to see Tom tomorrow.
✗ She is going to visits us.
✓ She is going to visit us.
✗ They are going play football.
✓ They are going to play football.
✗ Are you going to eating with us?
✓ Are you going to eat with us?