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5. Structure of Going to

A continuación encontrarás la manera en que se construye el uso de "going to" para el futuro en sus formas: afirmativa, interrogativa y negativa.

"Be going to" Future Tense Formula with example sentences

 Sentence forms in “be going to” future tense
(+) Affirmative sentences (-) Negative sentences (?) Interrogative sentences

I am going to play

 I am not going to play Am I going to play?
You are going to play You aren’t going to play Are you going to play?
He is going to play He isn’t going to play Is he going to play?
She is going to play She isn’t going to play Is she going to play?
It is going to play It isn’t going to play Is it going to play?
We are going to play We aren’t going to play Are we going to play?
They are going to play They aren’t going to play Are they going to play?

Asimismo, a continuación puedes observar la construcción simplificada de la estructura del "going to"

Summary of "going to" structures

Forma afirmativa (+):

Subject + verb to be (am/ is/ are) + going to + Verbo

Forma negativa (-):

Subject + verb to be (am / is / are) + NOT + going to +  Verbo

Forma interrogativa (?):

Verb to be + Subject + Going to + Verbo + ?

Forma respuestas cortas (+/-):

Yes, + Subject + verb to be (am /is / are)

No, + Subject + verb to be (am / is /are) + Not

Algunos ejemplos

Para tener una idea más clara de su formación ,te mostramos los siguientes ejemplos en sus tres formas:

Afirmativas

1-We are going to have chicken for dinner

2-I´m going to repair my bike this on Sunday

3-Alan is going to be at the airport on time.

4-Melissa is going to celebrate her birthday on the beach

 

Interrogativas

1-Is your mother going to celebrate her birthday in Acapulco?

2-When are you going to travel to Spain?

3-Is your interview going to finish in one hour?

4-Is the baby going to sleep early this week?

 

Negativas

1-I´m not going to work next year

2-Alex isn´t going to change his car for a new one.

3-My father isn´t going to  watch bad news

4-I´m not going to sleep early this week