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23 LA BONTE'S TOP 100 ENGLISH CONVERSATION PATTERNS

I AM GOING TO v.
1. When people speak fast, I AM GOING TO v often sounds like I'M GONNA v. In the beginning,
students should use I AM GOING TO v..
Are you gonna go? Yes, I'm gonna go.
Were they gonna come back? No, they weren't gonna come back.

2. In the present tense, I AM vING can be a short form of I AM GOING TO v. With I AM vING, there is
usually a reference to time like "tomorrow", "later", etc. that follows the verb.

He is meeting her tomorrow. = He is going to meet her tomorrow.


They're sleeping there tonight. They're going to sleep there tonight.
She is bringing him there later. She is going to bring him there later.
I'm buying it at 5. I'm going to buy it at 5.
Is she working Thursday? Is she going to work Thursday?

This short form can be used with any variation of GO or COME.


She's coming back this evening. = She is going to come back this evening.
They are going out last night. They were going to go out last night.
They're going back later. They're going to go back later.
He's going in tomorrow. He's going to go in tomorrow.
I'm coming out at 9. I'm going to come out at 9.

3. I AM GOING TO BE vING. Instead of using WILL in the future tense, with this pattern, I AM GOING TO
BE vING is used.

She's going to be leaving tonight. They're going to be bringing it.

PAST + Was I going to v? He was going to v.


- Weren't you going to v? You weren't going to v.

Was she going to dance? Yes, she was going to dance.


No, she wasn't going to dance.
Weren't they going to try? No, they weren't going to try.
Yes, they were going to try.
Who were you going to bring? I was going to bring him.
When was he going to go back? He was going to go back tonight.
Where were we going to work? We were going to work at home.
PRESENT + Is he going to v? He's going to v.
- Aren't we going to v? We aren't going to v.

Is she going to be angry? Yes, she's going to angry.


No, she isn't going to be angry.
Are you going to sell it? No, I'm not going to sell it.
Yes, I'm going to sell it.
What are you going to drink? I'm going to drink Coke.
Who is he going to call? He's going to call his mother.
Where are they going to rest? They're going to rest at the hotel.

FUTURE* + Are you going to be ving? He's going to be ving.


- Isn't she going to be ving? They aren't going to be ving.

*Instead of WILL, use AM GOING TO BE vING.

Is she going to be teaching? No, she isn't going to be teaching.


Yes, she is going to be teaching.
Are you going to be eating there? Yes, I'm going to be eating there.
Where are you going to be staying? I'm going to be staying at the hotel.
When is she going to be calling? She's going to be calling later tonight.
What are they going to be bringing? They're going to be bringing the dessert.
Who is he going to be taking? He's going to be taking Serena.

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