BE GOING TO

Positive & Negative Sentences

The positive and negative structures for Be Going To are as follows:

Positive	Negative
I am going to	I am not going to
You are going to	You are not going to
He is going to	He is not going to
She is going to	She is not going to
It is going to	It is not going to
We are going to	We are not going to
You are going to	You are not going to
They are going to	They are not going to

The structure BE GOING TO is normally used to indicate the future in English. We use this structure:

1. When we have already decided or we intend to do something in the future:

• I'm going to India next year.

2. When there are definite signs that something is going to happen:

• It's so cold! I think it is going to snow.

3. When something is about to happen:

• Get back! The bomb is going to explode.

Questions with BE GOING TO

Questions are formed by changing the order of the subject and the verb BE:

Affirmative	You	are	going to	win the race.
	Subject	BE	GOING TO
Question	Are	you	going to	win the race?
	BE	Subject	GOING TO

You are going to be sick if you eat that. (Positive sentence)

Are you going to be sick if you eat that? (Question)

We are going to take orange juice to the party. (Positive sentence)

Are we going to take orange juice to the party? (Question)