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Future - Going To

This document provides instruction on using the future tense with "going to" to talk about plans. It explains that we use the construction "subject + to be + going to + infinitive" in positive statements. Examples of positive, negative, and question forms are given. Common errors to avoid are also listed, such as using "do/does" in questions or "don't/doesn't" in negatives instead of the appropriate form of "to be".

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Future - Going To

This document provides instruction on using the future tense with "going to" to talk about plans. It explains that we use the construction "subject + to be + going to + infinitive" in positive statements. Examples of positive, negative, and question forms are given. Common errors to avoid are also listed, such as using "do/does" in questions or "don't/doesn't" in negatives instead of the appropriate form of "to be".

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FUTURE GOING TO > PLANS Subject + to be + going to + infinitive USE: We use the future with GOING TO to talk about

t plans POSITIVE FORM Subject Verb To be I Am He / She / It Is We / You / They Are

Going to Going to

Infinitive dance Study Go shopping

Examples: - Marias going to travel this holiday. - Theyre going to go to a very expensive restaurant. - Im going to come home late. NEGATIVE FORM Subject Verb To be + Going to not I Am not Going to He / She / It Is not (isnt) We / You / They Are not (arent) - Im not going to go to the party. - Juan isnt going to work today. - They arent going to stay at that hotel. QUESTION FORM Question Verb To Be Word What Am not Where Is not (isnt) Are not (arent)

Infinitive Clean Cook travel

Subject I He / She / It We / You / They

Going to Infinitive Do Going to Go travel

Ejemplos: - What are you going to do later? - What is she going to cook? - Are they going to attend the meeting? - Where is Maria going to study? Short answers are with the to be verb - Yes, I am Yes, you are No, he isnt No, they arent ETC Errores tpicos Recuerden de NO USAR el do/does (para preguntas) & el dont y doesnt (para negativos). NO SE USAN porque usamos el verbo to be. - INCORRECTO: I dont going to study. - CORRECTO: Im not going to study.

- INCORRECTO: Where do you going to go? - CORRECTO: Where are you going to go? Recuerden de NO OLVIDAR de poner el verbo TO BE - INCORRECTO: Juan going to buy beer. - CORRECTO: Juan is going to buy beer.

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