“Be going to”

Teacher: Lic. Leidy Peréz

Topic: The Future with “Be Going To”

Career Choices of
the Future
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“Be going to”

FUTURE PLANS
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I am going to attend
university.
I am going to be an engineer.
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David is going to learn English

at university.

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He is going to be a good

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teacher.
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Lisa is going to travel to

Paris in November.
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PREDICTIONS

Mrs. Thompson is going

to have a baby.
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The sky is cloudy.

It is going to rain.
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FUTURE TENSE
FORM
 I AM GOING TO BE AN ENGINEER.
Verb to Going to A verb
be

Mrs. Thompson is going to have a baby.

It is going to rain.
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• Affirmative
Forms
Mrs. Thompson is going to have a baby.
• Negative
Mrs. Thompson is not going to have a baby.
or isn’t
• Interrogative
Is Mrs. Thompson going to have a baby?
Short answers: Yes, she is.
No, she isn’t
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FUTURE TENSE - “be going to”

USE
 Future plans and intentions
I’m going to be an engineer.
John is going to buy a new laptop computer next month.

 Predictions (with clear evidence)

The sky is cloudy. It is going to rain.
Ana is pregnant. She is going to have a baby.
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FUTURE TENSE
• TIME EXPRESSIONS:
Tomorrow, next week, next month, next year.

Iam going to visit China next year.

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FUTURE TENSE - “be going to”

What are your plans for this weekend?
Where are you going to travel to next
vacation?
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TIME TO PRACTICE!
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Answer the questions about yourself. Use long

answers.
a. What time are you going to have dinner
tonight?
b. When are you going to do your
homework?
c. Are you going to travel next weekend?
d. Are you going to visit your grandmother
next week?
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Let’s practice!
Agora, faça essas mesmas perguntas ao colega
ao lado.
Não perca a oportunidade de praticar o seu inglês.
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Produza frases a partir das figuras dadas, usando a estrutura do
futuro com going to nas formas afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa:

 My birthday party is
going to be in
November.
 My birthday party is
not going to be in
November.
 Is my birthday party
going to be in
November?
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I am going to travel to
Recife by bus.
I am not going to travel to
Recife by bus.
Am I going to travel to
Recife by bus?
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 We are going to move to a

new house next month.
 We are not going to move
to a new house next
month.
 Are we going to move to a
new house next month?
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They are going to get

married in December.
They are not going to get
married in December.
Are they going to get
married in December?
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 I am going to watch the

Formula 1 race on
Sunday.
 I am not going to watch
the Formula 1 race on
Sunday.
 Am I going to watch the
Formula 1 race on
Sunday?