FUTURE GOING TO

FUTURE GOING TO

Going to future expresses a conclusion regarding the immediate future or an action in the near future that has already been planned or prepared.

Form of going to Future

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I	I am going to speak.	I am not going to speak.	Am I going to speak?
you / we / they	You are going to speak.	You are not going to speak.	Are you going to speak?
he / she / it	He is going to speak.	He is not going to speak.	Is he going to speak?

Use of going to Future

§  an action in the near future that has already been planned or prepared

example: I am going to study harder next year.

§  a conclusion regarding the immediate future

example: The sky is absolutely dark. It is going to rain.

Signal Words

§  in one year, next week, tomorrow

ACTIVITY

Write sentences in going to future.

1. he / get up / early
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2. they / do / their best
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3. you / learn / Irish
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4. she / buy / a computer
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5. we / take / the bus
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6. she / watch / the match
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7. they / wait / in the park
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8. He / buy / bread / this afternoon
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