Vamos estudar nesse post o future (be) going to. Daremos atenção na sua formação e uso. Teremos também em destaque as sentenças e o áudio.

> Future Form:

  • We use am/is/are + going to for the future.

Affirmative > am/is/are + going to + verb

Negative > am/is/are + not + going to + verb

Interrogative > am/is/are + subject + going to + verb

> Future Usage:

  • Used to talk about things that we have decided to do it, my intention is to do it. (we haven’t planned in detail)
  • Used to talk about our intentions.
  • Used to talk about long-term projects.
  • Something is going to happen in the immediate future.

Examples sentences:

  1. I‘m going to think about it.
  2. She isn’t going to apply for that job.
  3. Sophia is going to sell her car.
  4. I think I’m going to fail.
  5. It‘s going to be a hard day.
  6. Anthony is not going to have breakfast this morning. He’s not hungry.
  7. I am going to give him a present.
  8. Ryan is going to work until late.
  9. What are you going to wear to the party tonight?
  10. What are you going to be when you grow up?
  11. The boss is going to be here in a minute.
  12. I’m going to wash my hands. They are dirty.
  13. Katherine is not going to write the report all over again.
  14. Are you going to invite Melissa to your party?
  15. Look! He‘s going to fall.
  16. Christine is on a diet. She is not going to eat dinner tonight.
  17. It’s 8 o’clock and she’s not ready. She‘s going to be late.
  18. Larry is going to be a doctor when he grows up.

> Future in the past:

  • We use was/were + going to for the future in the past.

Affirmative > was/were + going to + verb

Negative > was not (wasn’t)/were not (weren’t) + going to + verb

Interrogative > was/were + subject + going to + verb?

  1. Emily was going to study but she was too tired.
  2. I was going to call you, but I lost your number.
  3. My parents were going to buy the apartment, but they decided to rent it.
  4. The children were going to play outside, but it was too cold.
  5. Michelle was going to travel by plane, but she didn’t have enough money.
  6. I was going to go out with my friends, but it started raining.
  7. What were they going to do when you saw them?
  8. Where was he going to go on his vacation?
  9. She wasn’t going to get married, but then she met my brother and fell in love.
  10. Wasn’t he going to wash the car?
  11. Weren’t you going to buy that red dress?

Exercises:

Crosswords – Future-going-to + Vocabulary
Combinação – Future-going-to + Vocabulary
Trem e balão – Vocabulário