Future Plans
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))
I'm going to set up a guest laundry facility by next June.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?
When are you going to create the right ambiance?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? Look at that man. He is going to visit the lunchroom. There they are. They're going to tell us about food preparation.2. Use to predict an action that you see is about to happen:
Example:
Look at that man. He is going to visit the lunchroom.
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:
I'm going to set up a guest laundry facility by next June.
The furnishing is going to get replaced by the end of the year.
Where are you going to find a dietician at this hour?