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Use be going to for future intentions or plans already decided, and for predictions when there is clear evidence now.
Overview
Use be going to for future intentions or plans already decided, and for predictions when there is clear evidence now.
Form and rules
Form it with am/is/are + going to + base verb.
Use it for an intention or plan decided before the moment of speaking: I'm going to study tonight.
Use it for a prediction based on present evidence: Look at those clouds. It's going to rain.
Make negatives with am not/isn't/aren't going to + base verb.
Make questions by moving am/is/are before the subject: Are you going to travel?
A closer look
Use be going to for intentions or plans that already exist before the moment of speaking and for predictions based on present evidence.
The form is am/is/are + going to + base verb. Only the form of be changes with the subject.
Examples
We're going to visit my aunt on Sunday.
She's going to start a new course.
Look at that child! He's going to fall.
I'm not going to cook tonight.
Are they going to move?
Common mistakes
Be going to needs am, is, or are.
After going to, use the base verb.
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