English Grammar Guide Future Plans: be going to Usage - be going to We use be going to with the infinitive for future plans.
Grammar - be going to Q. + BE + SUBJ. + going to + INF. ... ?SUBJECT + BE + going to + INF. BE → am /are /is What are you going to cook tonight?I am going to cook pasta. Examples - be going to S.. BE going to INF. TIME PHRASE I am going to relax tonight. You are going to come tomorrow. He is going to work next Monday. She is going to play on Saturday. It is going to begin next week. We are going to travel next year. They are going to visit next month.
Examples - be going to : Contractions S.. + BE going to INF. ... I'm going to relax tonight. You're going to come tomorrow. He's going to work next Monday. She's going to play on Saturday. It's going to begin next week. We're going to travel next year. They're going to visit next month.
Examples - be going to : Negative Contractions S. + NEG. CONT. going to INF. ... I'm not going to go on Tuesday. You aren't going to come tomorrow. He isn't going to work next Monday. She isn't going to play on Saturday. It isn't going to begin next week. We aren't going to travel next year. They aren't going to visit next month.
Examples - be going to : Negative Contractions S. + NEG. CONT. going to INF. ... I'm not going to go on Tuesday. You're not going to come tomorrow. He's not going to work next Monday. She's not going to play on Saturday. It's not going to begin next week. We're not going to travel next year. They're not going to visit next month.
Examples - be going to : Questions ➤ Many Answers Q. BE S. going to INF. ... ANS. What am I going to see ?➤ ... a lion . When are you going to come ?➤ ... Monday . Where is he going to stay ?➤ ... here . What is she going to play ?➤ ... chess . When is it going to begin ?➤ ... soon . Where are we going to travel ?➤ ... to Rome . When are they going to visit ?➤ ... Friday .
Symbols & Abbreviations ANS. Answer CONT. Contraction INF. Infinitive NEG. Negative Q. Question Word S. Subject SUBJ. Subject
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