Unit 7.1
La costruzione verbale Be going to
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Introduction
Be going to é una costruzione verbale che usiamo per parlare del futuro.
Form
Affermativa
La struttura nella forma affermativa è:
Subject + to be + going to + verb + …
- La forma breve affermativa é la stessa del verbo 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 |
Negativa
La struttura nella forma negativa é:
Subject + to be + not + going to + verb + …
- La forma breve negativa é la stessa del verbo 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 |
Interrogativa
La struttura nella forma interrogativa è:
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
Affermativa
- 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.
Negativa
- 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.
Interrogativa
- 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
Usiamo to be going to per parlare di intenzioni e piani per il futuro.
NOTE: Possiamo usare gonna invece di going to in contesti informali.
Summary
Be going to si usa per parlare di intenzioni e piani futuri.
- Forma affermativa: Subject + to be + going to + verb + …
- Forma negativa: Subject + to be + not + going to + verb + …
- Forma interrogativa: To be + subject + going to + verb + …?
Per esempio:
—Forma affermativa: “I am going to go to work”.
—Forma negativa: “I am not going to go to work, I am going to the shop.”
—Forma interrogativa: “Are you going to work?”
Rivediamo questo contenuto nella sezione{Form}. Dai un’occhiata alla sezione {Example} che mostra il suo uso in un contesto.
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