Future Forms
Future Plans ( be going to )
We use be going to in the present continuous tense with the infinitve for future plans:
| Subject | BE | going to | Infinitive | Time Phrase |
|---|
| I | am | going to | stay at home | tonight. |
| You | are | going to | meet us | 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. |
With contractions:
| Subject + BE | going to | Infinitive | Time Phrase |
|---|
| I'm | going to | stay at home | tonight. |
| You're | going to | meet us | 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. |
Questions:
| BE | Subject | going to | Infinitive | Time Phrase |
|---|
| Am | I | going to | see you | on Tuesday? |
| Are | You | going to | meet us | tomorrow? |
| Is | He | going to | work | next Monday? |
| Is | She | going to | play | on Saturday? |
| Is | It | going to | begin | next week? |
| Are | We | going to | travel | next year? |
| Are | They | going to | visit | next month? |
Negatives:
| BE (-) | Contraction (-) |
|---|
| am not | 'm not |
| are not | aren't / 're not |
| is not | isn't / 's not |
| Tip! |
|---|
| * We cannot contract the negative am not into amn't. ✘ |
| * We can contract the negative am not into 'm not. ✔ |
| Subject + Contraction (-) | going to | Infinitive | Time Phrase |
|---|
| I'm not | going to | see you | on Tuesday. |
| You aren't | going to | meet us | 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. |
| Subject + Contraction (-) | going to | Infinitive | Time Phrase |
|---|
| I'm not | going to | see you | on Tuesday. |
| You're not | going to | meet us | 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. |
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