To be + going to + infinitive (verb 1)

We use 'be going to' to talk about:

• personal plans or intentions
• predictions based on present evidence

We change the form of 'be' according to the subject.

The table below shows the different forms :

Example sentences :

Positives :

• I'm going to work harder. 
• We're going to have a holiday next year.
• He's going to lose ten kilos.
• John's going to quit smoking.
• Look at those clouds. It's going to rain. 
  

Negatives : 

• I'm not going to see you this weekend.
• You aren't going to play football tonight.
• They aren't going to come to the party.
• It isn't going to rain.

Questions :

• What am I going to do?
• Where are you going to live next year?
• When is he going to arrive?
• Which movie are you going to see?
• Are you going to Brighton next week?
• Is it going to snow tomorrow?

Note :

When we use 'be going to' with the infinitive 'go', we can leave out "to go" and still have the same meaning.

Examples:

• I'm going to go to Japan. = I'm going to Japan.
• I'm going to go shopping on Saturday. = I'm going shopping on Saturday.
• They aren't going to go to the party tonight. = They aren't going to the party tonight.