The future tense with going to, also simple future, expresses a logical prediction for the future or an intention or plan which has already been decided.
This tense is constructed with: be + going to + infinitive.
Examples:
Mrs Lucky is going
to meet a friend in town.
She has just looked out of the window. The sky
is blue – it is not going to rain. So Mrs Lucky is
going to leave her umbrella at home.
Usage
Use
the future with going to for:
- plans and intentions for the
future when a decision has already been made.
Example:
Mrs Lucky is going to meet a
friend in town.
- predictions for the future that
are based on present evidence.
Example:
The sky is blue - it is not going to
rain. So Mrs Lucky is going to leave her umbrella at home.
Be
going to
1: We often use 'be going to' to talk about our future intentions and plans. We
have usually made our plans before the moment of speaking.
·
A: We've run out of
milk. B: I know, I'm going to buy some.
2: We can also use 'be
going to' to make a prediction about the future. Often it's possible to use
both 'be going to' and 'will' but it's more common to use 'be going to' if we
can see evidence in the present.
·
Look at those boys
playing football! They're going to break the window.
·
The sky is getting
darker and darker. It's going to rain.
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