{"id":31533,"date":"2026-01-05T12:12:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=31533"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:12:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:12:29","slug":"be-going-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/01\/be-going-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Going To"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Be going to\u00a0<\/strong>is used to talk about future personal plans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m going to see<\/span> his band play next week.
Are <\/span>you going to reply<\/span> to that email?<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The table below shows the form of the positive and negative sentences and questions with \u201cbe going to\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Positive Sentence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I<\/td>am
\u2018m<\/td>		going to<\/td>infinitive verb<\/td><\/tr>
you<\/td>are
\u2018re<\/td><\/tr>
he \/ she \/ it<\/td>is
\u2018s<\/td><\/tr>
we<\/td>are
\u2018re<\/td><\/tr>
they<\/td>are
\u2018re<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Negative Sentence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I<\/td>‘m not<\/td>going  to<\/td>infinitive verb<\/td><\/tr>
you<\/td>aren\u2019t
\u2018re not<\/td><\/tr>
he \/ she \/ it<\/td>isn\u2019t
\u2018s not<\/td><\/tr>
we<\/td>aren\u2019t    OR   \u2018re not<\/td><\/tr>
they<\/td>aren\u2019t    OR   \u2018re not<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Am<\/td>I<\/td>going  to<\/td>infinitive verb ?<\/td><\/tr>
Are<\/td>you<\/td><\/tr>
Is<\/td>he \/ she \/ it<\/td><\/tr>
Are<\/td>we<\/td><\/tr>
Are<\/td>they<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To reply to a \u2018be going to\u2019 question, the response should be, \u2018Yes, I am\u2019, \u2018Yes, she is\u2019 etc. These short sentences cannot be contracted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Yes,\u00a0he\u2019s.<\/s> =>\u00a0 Yes, he is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes,\u00a0I\u2019m.<\/s> =>\u00a0 Yes, I am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short negative replies<\/strong> should be as follow:
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No, I\u2019m not.
No, you\u2019re not \/ No, you aren\u2019t. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
No, he\u2019s not \/ No he isn\u2019t. No, she\u2019s not \/ No she isn\u2019t. No, it\u2019s not \/ no it isn\u2019t.
No, we\u2019re not \/ No, we aren\u2019t.
No, they\u2019re not \/ No, they aren\u2019t.

Note<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Remember to add the be-verb before \u201cgoing to\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incorrect sentence: We going to have dinner at the new restaurant tonight.<\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correct sentence:\u00a0We\u2019re<\/strong> going to have dinner at the new restaurant tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Do not forget to invert<\/strong> the subject<\/strong> and\u00a0be-verb<\/strong>\u00a0in questions form.

Incorrect sentence: What book she is reading at the moment?<\/s>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correct sentence: What book is she<\/strong> reading at the moment?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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