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    This document discusses the use of the construction "be going to" to express future actions or plans in English. It is used to: 1) Make predictions about events that are very near or seen as inevitable based on present evidence. 2) Express intentions, decisions, or plans that have already been made at the moment of speaking. 3) Discuss future arrangements that have been planned. The construction follows the structure of "be + subject + going to + infinitive verb" and can be used in both affirmative and negative forms as well as in interrogative sentences. Examples are provided to illustrate its use for predictions, decisions, and arrangements.

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    This document discusses the use of the construction "be going to" to express future actions or plans in English. It is used to: 1) Make predictions about events that are very near or seen as inevitable based on present evidence. 2) Express intentions, decisions, or plans that have already been made at the moment of speaking. 3) Discuss future arrangements that have been planned. The construction follows the structure of "be + subject + going to + infinitive verb" and can be used in both affirmative and negative forms as well as in interrogative sentences. Examples are provided to illustrate its use for predictions, decisions, and arrangements.

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    This document discusses the use of the construction "be going to" to express future actions or plans in English. It is used to: 1) Make predictions about events that are very near or seen as inevitable based on present evidence. 2) Express intentions, decisions, or plans that have already been made at the moment of speaking. 3) Discuss future arrangements that have been planned. The construction follows the structure of "be + subject + going to + infinitive verb" and can be used in both affirmative and negative forms as well as in interrogative sentences. Examples are provided to illustrate its use for predictions, decisions, and arrangements.

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    BE GOING TO

    IR A HACER ALGO
    ESTRUCTURE
    01 SUBJECT + TO BE + GOING TO + INFINITIVE VERB +
    COMPLEMENT
    02
    ¿WHEN IS IT USED?
    01
    PREDICTIONS 02
    We use be going to to talk
    about something that is
    very near to happen or that
    DECISIONS 03
    We use be going to for
    we see is going to happen
    decisions that we have
    (there is a present ARRANGEMENTS
    already taken at the
    evidence). We can also use be going to
    moment of speaking
    (intentions or plans). for future arrangements.
    Example
    - Don’t drive like a crazy Example
    Example
    man. We’re going to have an - I’m going to play tennis
    - Why are you undressing?
    accident! with Vicky today.
    Because I’m going to go to
    the swimming pool.
    03
    FORMS
    AFFIRMATIVE FORM
    NEGATIVE FORM
    INTERROGATIVE FORM
    Affirmative
    To be + subject + going to + infinitive verb + complement + ?

    Negative
    To be + subject + not + going to + infinitive verb + ?

    Example
    - Are you not going to work tonight?
    (¿No vas a trabajar esta noche?)
    Yes I am

    - Are you going to buy a new car?


    (¿Vas a comprar un coche nuevo?)
    Yes I am
    INTERROGATIVE FORM
    WH-QUESTIONS
    Wh-question + be + subject + going to + infinitive verb + complement +?

    Example
    - What are you going to eat?
    (¿Qué vas a comer?)

    Aff. I’m going to eat a hamburger.


    (Voy a comer una hamburguesa)
    Neg. I’m not going to eat.
    (No voy a comer)
    Exercises
    Write the verb in parentheses in the form be going to in affirmative or negative, as appropriate.
    (Escribe el verbo entre paréntesis en la forma be going to en afirmativo o negativo, según corresponda).

    1 Lucy is very good at science. She (study)_________medicine.


    2 Jane and Tom love travelling. They (take)_________a sabbatical year to travel around the world.
    3 Your son (not go)________to university?
    4 We (wear)________a dress for the wedding.
    5 What (you do)________ this weekend?
    6 They (not visit)________ us this summer.
    7 We hope he (have)________a new job soon.
    8 You/not (do)________ something you don't like?
    9 Do you think I (be)________good at that?
    10 It's very sunny, we (not need)_______the sunglasses?
    ¡THANKS!
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    creación de Slidesgo, e incluye iconos de Flaticon,
    infografías e imágenes de Freepik

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