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I'm going t o do so m et h in g<br />

Q m going t o w atch TV t his evening<br />

m o rn in g<br />

th is even in g<br />

She is going to w atch TV this evening.<br />

W e use am / is/ are going to ... for t h e fu t u r e:<br />

1 am do ...<br />

he/ she/ it is (n o t ) going to d r in k ...<br />

w e/ yo u/ they are w atch ...<br />

am 1 b u y ... ?<br />

is he/ she/ it going to e a t ... ?<br />

are w e/ yo u/ they w e a r ... ?<br />

I am going to do som ething = I have decid ed to do it, m y intention is to do it:<br />

I decided to do i t ------------------ ►<br />

I'm going to do it<br />

p a st n o w fu t u r e<br />

O I'm going to buy som e books tom orro w.<br />

O Sarah is going to sell her car.<br />

O I'm not going to have breakfast this m orning. I'm not hungry.<br />

O W h at are you going to w ear to the w edding next week?<br />

'Your hands are dirty.' 'Yes, I know. I'm going to wash them.'<br />

O Are you going to invite M ark to yo ur party?<br />

W e also use the present co ntinuous (I am doing) for the future, usually for arrangem ents (—> Unit 25):<br />

I am playing tennis w ith Julia tom orrow.<br />

Som ething is going to happen<br />

Som ething is going to happen = we can see n ow<br />

that it is sure to happen:<br />

O<br />

Look at the sky! It's going to rain.<br />

(b lack clouds n o w —> rain)<br />

O Oh dear! It's 9 o'clock and I'm no t ready.<br />

I'm going to be late.<br />

(9 o'clock n o w and not ready —» late)<br />

( present for the future 4 Unit 25 will Units 27- 28<br />

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