Unit 7.1
Be going to: use
Verb Phrase
We use be going to when we refer to intentions and future plans that have already been decided.
NOTE: We can use gonna instead of going to in informal contexts.
Affirmative
- 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.
Negative
- 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.
Interrogative
- 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?