El futuro going to se forma:

SUJETO + am/are/is going to +VERBO EN INFINITIVO

Conjugacin

Significado

I am going to eat

yo ir a comer

you are going to eat

t irs a comer

he is going to eat

l ir a comer

we are going to eat

nosotros iremos a comer

you are going to eat

vosotros iris a comer

they are going to eat

ellos irn a comer

Contracciones
En argot se contrae going to en gonna:

Un ejemplo claro es la oracin:

tonight is going to be a good night
hoy va a ser una buena noche
se convierte en:
tonight is gonna be a good night
tambin puede contraerse tonight y is, quedando:
tonight's gonna be a good night
La negacin en el futuro going to
Para formar la negacin se aade not despus del am/are/is:
Estructura: SUJETO + am/are/is not going to + VERBO EN INFINITIVO
I am not going to dance tonight
Yo no voy a ir a bailar esta noche
I'm not going to use the computer for around four hours
No voy a usar el ordenador en aproximadamente cuatro horas
La Interrogacin en el futuro "going to"
Para formar la interrogacin se invierte el orden del sujeto y del verbo auxiliarto be, esto es:
am/are/is + SUJETO + going to + VERBO EN INFINITIVO ?
Are you going to dance tonight?
Vas a bailar esta noche?
Uso del futuro going to
El "future going to" se usa para:

Acciones que se ha planificado realizar en el futuro, usualmente en un

futuro cercano.
He is going to sing tomorrow night
l va a ir a cantar maana por la noche

Existe una diferencia entre estas dos formas de expresar el futuro. Generalmente "to be + going
to" se usa para acciones que van a suceder muy pronto o para expresar un plan que se
tiene. "Will" se usa para expresar una promesa, una prediccin o algo que se quiere hacer en el
futuro.
"Going to":
El tiempo futuro con "going to" se usa ms comnmente en el lenguaje hablado cuando se quiere
hacer referencia al futuro inmediato, es decir, a algo que est por ocurrir.

Ejemplos:
She is going to pay with a credit card = Ella va a pagar con una tarjeta de crdito (algo que est
por ocurrir).
I am going to drop off my prescription over there = voy a dejar mi prescripcin mdica all.
Tambin se emplea para hablar de intenciones o planes para hacer algo:
Ejemplo:
Im going to learn English = voy a aprender ingls.
Se forma con el verbo"to be" conjugado para la persona correspondiente, seguido de "going to" y
el verbo base.
"To be" + "going to" + verbo:
I am going to pay = yo voy a pagar.
You are going to pay = t vas a pagar.
He is going to pay = l va a pagar.
She is going to pay = ella va a pagar.
It is going to pay = eso va a pagar.
We are going to pay = nosotros vamos a pagar.
You are going to pay = ustedes van a pagar.
They are going to pay = ellos/ellas van a pagar.

TEST 1 Write sentences in going to future.

he / get up / early
Positive: He is going to get up early.
Negative: He is not going to get up
early.
Question: Is he going to get up early?
they / do / their best
Positive: They are going to do their
best.
Negative: They are not going to do
their best.
Question: Are they going to do their
best?
you / learn / Irish
Positive: You are going to learn Irish.
Negative: You are not going to learn
Irish.
Question: Are you going to learn Irish?
she / buy / a computer
Positive: She is going to buy a
computer.
Negative: She is not going to buy a
computer.
Question: Is she going to buy a
computer?
we / take / the bus

Positive: We are going to take the bus.

Negative: We are not going to take the
bus.
Question: Are we going to take the
bus?
she / watch / the match
Positive: She is going to watch the
match.
Negative: She is not going to watch
the match.
Question: Is she going to watch the
match?
they / wait / in the park
Positive: They are going to wait in the
park.
Negative: They are not going to wait
in the park.
Question: Are they going to wait in the
park?
He / buy / bread / this afternoon
Positive: He is going to buy bread this
afternoon.
Negative: He is not going to buy bread
this afternoon.
Question: Is he going to buy bread this
afternoon?

TEST 2 Write sentences in going to future.

he / phone / his girlfriend
Positive: He is going to phone his
girlfriend.
Negative: He is not going to phone his
girlfriend.
Question: Is he going to phone his
girlfriend?
they / share / a room
Positive: They are going to share a
room.
Negative: They are not going to share
a room.
Question: Are they going to share a
room?
the boss / sign / the contract
Positive: The boss is going to sign the
contract.
Negative: The boss is not going to sign
the contract.
Question: Is the boss going to sign the
contract?
we / plant / the tree / in the morning
Positive: We are going to plant the
tree in the morning.
Negative: We are not going to plant
the tree in the morning.
Question: Are we going to plant the
tree in the morning?

Janet / miss / the bus

Positive: Janet is going to miss the
bus.
Negative: Janet is not going to miss
the bus.
Question: Is Janet going to miss the
bus?
I / sell / the furniture
Positive: I am going to sell the
furniture.
Negative: I am not going to sell the
furniture.
Question: Am I going to sell the
furniture?
Katy / spend / a lot of money
Positive: Katy is going to spend a lot
of money.
Negative: Katy is not going to spend a
lot of money.
Question: Is Katy going to spend a lot
of money?
we / build / a house
Positive: We are going to build a
house.
Negative: We are not going to build a
house.
Question: Are we going to build a
house?

TEST 3: Write sentences in going to future.

she / copy / the chapter
Positive: She is going to copy the
chapter.
Negative: She is not going to copy the
chapter.
Question: Is she going to copy the
chapter?
he / criticise / you
Positive: He is going to criticise you.
Negative: He is not going to criticise
you.
Question: Is he going to criticise you?
I / defend / my point of view
Positive: I am going to defend my
point of view.

Negative: I am not going to defend my

point of view.
Question: Am I going to defend my
point of view?
they / discuss / the problem
Positive: They are going to discuss the
problem.
Negative: They are not going to
discuss the problem.
Question: Are they going to discuss
the problem?
he / reach / his goal
Positive: He is going to reach his goal.
Negative: He is not going to reach his
goal.

Question: Is he going to reach his

goal?
the robber / rob / another bank
Positive: The robber is going to rob
another bank.
Negative: The robber is not going to
rob another bank.
Question: Is the robber going to rob
another bank?
we / explore / a new territory
Positive: We are going to explore a
new territory.

Negative: We are not going to explore

a new territory.
Question: Are we going to explore a
new territory?
they / rescue / the girl
Positive: They are going to rescue the
girl.
Negative: They are not going to
rescue the girl.
Question: Are they going to rescue the
girl?