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1. The Future with Be Going To: Statements
Vacation Plans

2. Vacation Plans

3. I am going to try local Chinese
food tomorrow.
Be Going To
We can use be going to to talk about the
future.
They are going to take a boat down
the Yangtze River next week.

4. Form
To form the future with be going to, use am, is,
or are + going to + the base form of the verb.
Subject
Be
Verb going to
Base Form Verb
+ Other Words
I
Sandy
They
am
is
are
going to
going to
going to
study Chinese.
visit museums.
travel to
Beijing.

5. Practice 1
Look at the chart. Use be + going
to + a base form verb to describe
the vacation plans of the people
below.
Person Future Plan
Mr. Jones watch a parade
Mrs. Jones take photographs
Mr. and Mrs.
Jones
see famous places
You ???
Example:
Mr. Jones is going to watch a parade.

6. Negative Statements
To make a negative sentence, place not
before going to.
She is not going to go to the zoo.
They are not going to take a bus.

7. Contractions
Use contractions in speaking and informal
writing.
The concert’s going to start soon.
We aren’t going to buy souvenirs.

8. Pronunciation
gonn
In speaking only, we sometimes pronounce
going to as “gonna.” Never write “gonna.”
Don't worry. The
plane is
gonna leave soon.
We’re gonna be late.
Use “gonna” in
conversation only.
= going to

9. Practice 2
Work with a partner. Make
affirmative and negative
statements about your plans. Use
contractions.
cook watch TV visit listen
study work clean travel
play exercise fix stay
I'm going to watch TV I'm not going to work