Introduction
Be going to es una estructura que hace referencia al futuro.
Form
Affirmative
Su estructura, en la forma afirmativa, es:
Subject + to be + going to + verb + …
- La forma abreviada del afirmativo es igual que la forma abreviada de to be: I’m – you’re – he’s…
| SUBJECT | TO BE | GOING TO | VERB |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | am | going to | work |
| You | are | going to | work |
| He | is | going to | work |
| She | is | going to | work |
| It | is | going to | work |
| We | are | going to | work |
| You | are | going to | work |
| They | are | going to | work |
Negative
Su estructura, en la forma negativa:
Subject + to be + not + going to + verb + …
- La forma abreviada del negativo es igual que la forma abreviada de to be: I’m not – you’re not/you aren’t – he’s not/he isn’t…
| Subject | To Be + not | going to | Verb |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | am not | going to | work |
| You | are not | going to | work |
| He | is not | going to | work |
| She | is not | going to | work |
| It | is not | going to | work |
| We | are not | going to | work |
| You | are not | going to | work |
| They | are not | going to | work |
Interrogative
Su estructura, en la forma interrogativa, es:
To be + subject + going to + verb + …?
| To Be | Subject | going to | Verb | Question Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Am | I | going to | work | …? |
| Are | you | going to | work | …? |
| Is | he | going to | work | …? |
| Is | she | going to | work | …? |
| Is | it | going to | work | …? |
| Are | we | going to | work | …? |
| Are | you | going to | work | …? |
| Are | they | going to | work | …? |
Example
Afirmativo
- I am going to the shop this weekend.
- When he grows up, he is going to be the boss.
- We are going to visit your company today.
Negativo
- I am not going to the shop this weekend.
- When he grows up, he is not going to be the boss.
- We are not going to visit your company today.
Interrogativo
- Am I going to the shop this weekend?
- Is he going to be the boss when he grows up?
- Are we going to visit your company today?
Use
Usamos be going to cuando queremos expresar intenciones y planes para el futuro.
NOTA: Podemos usar gonna en vez de going to en contextos informales.
Summary
Be going to hace referencia a intenciones fuertes y planes para el futuro.
Se puede usar en formas distintas:
- Afirmativo: Empezamos con el sujeto seguido por to be seguido por going to y el verbo. Subject + to be + going to + verb + …
- Negativo: Empezamos con el sujeto seguido por to be not seguido por going to y el verbo. Subject + to be + not + going to + verb + …
- Interrogativo: Empezamos to be seguido por el sujeto seguido por going to y el verbo (la oración termina con un signo de interrogación). To be + subject + going to + verb + …?
Por ejemplo:
— Afirmativo: «I am going to go to work.»
— Negativo: «I am not going to go to work, I am going to the shop.»
— Interrogativo: «Are you going to work?»
Vamos a revisar el contenido de la sección {Form}. Echa un vistazo a la sección {Example} que muestra su uso en el contexto de una oración.