Are going to in a sentence?

Are going to in a sentence?

It's going to rain soon. We're not going to see my mother this summer. My favorite team is going to play tomorrow evening. He's going to tell his boss he's resigning today.

Are going to VS will?

Going to is used with predictions. When you are making a decision use will; use going to after the decision has been made. We sometimes also use the present continuous for planned events in the near future. When we want to talk about future facts or things we believe to be true about the future, we use will.

What is be going to?

Definition of be going to —used to talk about what will happen or could happen It's going to be cold tomorrow.

What tense is is going to?

future tense The future tense with 'BE GOING TO' The expression be going to, followed by a verb in the infinitive, allows us to express an idea in the near future: I'm going to talk to him.

Why do we use be going to?

We use be going to to predict something that we think is certain to happen or which we have evidence for now: It's going to snow again soon. (The speaker can probably see dark snow clouds.) Look out!

Is going to future simple?

The future tense with going to, also simple future, expresses a logical prediction for the future or an intention or plan which has already been decided.

Will and be going to predictions?

We use future simple (will) and to be going to to make predictions, but the meaning is still slightly different. We use future simple to make general predictions, but only when they are less probable or based on our personal judgement. We use be going to to predict the near future which seems sure to happen.

Will be Ving grammar?

It is formed using the construction will + be + the present participle (the root verb + -ing). The simple future tense is a verb tense that is used when an action is expected to occur in the future and be completed. ... Will be meeting is the future continuous tense of the verb to meet.

Was going to tense grammar?

When BE GOING TO is used in the past tense, it refers to something that was going to happen but in the end it did not happen. Examples: I was going to call you but I lost your phone number. It was going to rain but suddenly the sun appeared.

Is going to be used for?

We use be going to to talk about future plans and intentions. Usually the decision about the future plans has already been made: She's going to be a professional dancer when she grows up. I'm going to look for a new place to live next month.6 giorni fa