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Be going to

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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