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Future with 'Going to'

Use the future with 'going to' to express future intentions or plans. Remember that these plans have been made before the present moment of speaking. In other words, use the future with 'going to' with events that have been planned, not with decisions you make at the moment of speaking.

Positive Form:

Subject + to be + going to + verb + (object(s))

The furnishing is going to get replaced by the end of the year.

Negative Form:

Subject + to be + not + going to + verb+ (object(s))

She isn't going to purchase from any snack bars when she goes to the film festival.

Question Form:

(Question Word) + to be + subject + going to + verb?

Where are you going to find a dietician at this hour?

Examples of Future Plans and Intentions

Usage

1. Use for future plans. Future plans are decisions that have been made before the moment of speaking.

Example:

When are you going to create the right ambiance?

She isn't going to purchase from any snack bars when she goes to the film festival.

I'm going to set up a guest laundry facility by next June.

2. Use to predict an action that you see is about to happen:

Example:

Look at that woman. She is going to have an auto accident off-premises.

Look at that man. He is going to eat convenience store food.

3. Use to express intentions for the future. This form is similar to future plans. However, future intentions are more general in nature.

Example:

The furnishing is going to get replaced by the end of the year.

She isn't going to accept requests for songs from the audience.

She isn't going to purchase from any snack bars when she goes to the film festival.

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