What are you going to

do?

Going to...

• 1. When we have already decided or we intend to do something in the future:

• I'm going to India next year.

• 2. When there are definite signs that something is going to happen:• It's so cold! I think it is

going to snow.• 3. When something is about to

happen:• Get back! The bomb is

going to explode.

The structure BE GOING TO is

normally used to indicate the

future in English. We use this structure:

Going to FutureAffirmative:

Subject + verb to be + going to + main verb

I am going to study with my friends.

He is going to visit his parents tomorrow.

They are going to bring me a gift.

Negative:Subject + verb to be negative + going to +

main verb

I am not going to study with my friends.

She isn’t going to visit her parents tomorrow.

We aren’t going to bring her a gift.

Questions:Verb to be + subject + going to + main verb

Am I going to be late for school tomorrow?Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t.

Is it going to rain tomorrow morning?Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.

Are you going to work tonight?Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.

Going to FutureWhen the main verb is go, it’s not necessary

to use it:They are going to go home, because it’s

late. They are going home, because it’s late.

Going to = gonna, in spoken English.I’m going to eat that cake.

I’m gonna eat that cake.

What is she going to do?

.

What are they going

to do?

What is going to happen?It is going to

rain.

What is he going to do?

What are they going

to do?

What are they going

to do?

What are they going

to do?