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English Grammar: Using 'Be Going To' for Future Actions

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What is the main function of the 'be going to' future tense in English?

To express planned actions or certain events in the future (correct)

To describe hypothetical situations in the conditional

To talk about habitual actions in the present

To describe completed actions in the past

What is the correct contracted form of 'you are not going to play handball'?

You're not going to play handball (correct)

You'reng to play handball

You'reng not going to play handball

You aren't going to play handball (correct)

Which of the following sentences is in the correct long form of the 'be going to' future tense?

I am going to play handball (correct)

I'm going to play handball

I go to play handball

I going to play handball

What is the purpose of the sentence 'Look at that car! It is going to crash into the yellow one'?

<p>To describe a certain event that will happen in the future</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct way to form a question in the 'be going to' future tense?

<p>Are you going to play handball?</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Use of "Be Going to" - Future Tense

Planned Actions in the Future

Use "be going to" to express planned actions in the future, e.g. "We are going to sing at the party."

Certainty about Future Events

Use "be going to" to express certainty about something that is going to happen in the future, e.g. "Look at that car! It is going to crash into the yellow one."

Grammar Rules

Form: to be (am, are, is) + going to + infinitive

Examples

Affirmative Sentences

Long forms: "I am going to play handball", "You are going to play handball"
Contracted forms: "I'm going to play handball", "You're going to play handball"

Negative Sentences

Long forms: "I am not going to play handball", "You are not going to play handball"
Contracted forms: "I'm not going to play handball", "You're not going to play handball", "You aren't going to play handball"