Introduction
Be going to adalah struktur yang dipakai untuk mengacu pada masa depan.
Form
Afirmatif
Struktur dalam bentuk afirmatif adalah:
Subject + to be + going to + verb + …
- Bentuk singkat untuk format afirmatif sama dengan bentuk singkat 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 |
Negatif
Struktur dalam bentuk negatif adalah:
Subject + to be + not + going to + verb + …
- Bentuk singkat untuk format negatif sama dengan bentuk singkat 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 |
Interogatif
Struktur dalam bentuk interogatif adalah:
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
Afirmatif
- 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.
Negatif
- 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.
Interogatif
- 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
Kita menggunakan be going to untuk menyampaikan suatu keinginan atau rencana untuk waktu yang akan datang.
CATATAN: Kita dapat mengganti kata going to dengan gonna dalam konteks informal.
Summary
Be going to mengacu kepada keinginan yang kuat atau rencana untuk waktu yang akan datang.
- Afirmatif: Subject + to be + going to + verb + …
- Negatif: Subject + to be + not + going to + verb + …
- Interogatif: To be + subject + going to + verb + …?
Contoh:
— Afirmatif: “I am going to go to work.”
— Negatif: “I am not going to go to work, I am going to go to the shop.”
— Interogatif: “Are you going to go to work?”
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