EXPRESSING INTENTIONS

To state plans or something intended to do in the future.

 I would like to ......
 I will ......
 I want to ......
 I am going to ......
 I would rather ......
Examples of Expressing Intention:
 I would like to tell about my family
 I will visit museum today
 I want to make a pancake
 I am going to introduce my friend
 I would rather stay at home than go fishing
To express willingness: use will
(+) Subject + will + V1 + Object/Complement
(-) Subject + will not + V1 + Object/Complement
(?) Will + subject + V1 + Object/complement
(+) She will visit her cousins on the next holiday.
(-) She will not visit her cousins on the next holiday.
(?) Will she visit her cousins on the next holiday?
To express a prior plan: Use only be going to
(+) Subject + Be going to + V1 + O/C
(-) Subject + Be not going to + V1 + O/C
(?) Be + Subject + going to + V1 + O/C
(+) She is going to visit her cousins on the next holiday.
(-) She is not going to visit her cousins on the next holiday?
(?) Is she going to visit her cousins on the next holiday?
Conversation between Sarah and Ali:
Sarah : Hello Ali, what are you going to do this weekend?
Ali : Hello, I am going to visit my grandmother
in Jakarta. How about you?
Sarah : Well, I still do not have any plan for the weekend.
Ali : Why don’t you go to museum?
Sarah : That is a good idea. But, I have to do
my assignment first. Have you done your assignment?
Ali : No, I have not, I’d like to do them this evening.
Sarah : Well, can we do together?
Ali : Yes, of course.
Sarah : Okay, great. I will go to your house at 4 P.M then.
Ali : I will be waiting for.
 Expressing Intentions dalam Bahasa inggris dan
contohnya
Expressing Intention
Expressing Intention adalah sebuah ekspresi harapan dari seseorang. Berarti
expressi ini secara tidak langsung merupakan sebuah kejadian yang belum terjadi
karena masih berupa harapan. Tenses yang digunakan adalah tenses future.

Contoh Expressing Intention

1. I am going to ….

2. I am planning to ….

3. I will make an effort to ….

4. I am thinking of …..

5. I reckon I will ….

6. I have every intention of ….

7. I fully intended to ….

8. It is my intention to ….

Rumus dalam Expressing Intentions

Subject ( They, we, I, You, She, He, IT) + Would Like + VI + …..

Subject ( They, we, I, You, She, He, IT) + will + VI + …..

Subject ( They, we, I, You, She, He, IT) + is/am/are going to + VI + …..

Subject ( They, we, I, You, She, He, IT) + Would Rather + VI + …..
Contoh Dialog Expressing Intentions

A : Hey, you look so serious. What is the matter ?

B : oh….I am just thinking about something

A: What is it about ?

B: I am thinking that I am gonna hold a birthday party in our class in this year.

A: Wow, Sounds Great !

B: Really ? You think so ?

A: yeah. But what is the purpose of that party ?

B : I am just thinking that is the best idea to gathering all of our class members.

A: I think it would be nice if we also make some compositions.

B : Ok. Now. I need to have permission from head master. I need his permit to use
class room and talk to our mother class to ask her to come and participate in that
party.

A : Is there anything that I could do ?

B : we also need to make permission’s letter to give to our parents. It would be

helpful if your make it.

A: Sure. With my Pleasure.

Contoh Dialog Expressing Intentions

A long weekend is coming. Riri, Santi, and Bayu are talking about their plans.

Riri : It will be a long weekend soon. Do you have any plans?

Santi : Uhm, I’m not sure. I don’t have any idea yet. I think I might stay at home.

Bayu : Stay at home? Well, you could do something more interesting!

Santi : So, what about you Bayu? Do you have any plans?

Bayu : Definitely! My dad and I are going to go fishing.

Santi : Fishing? It sounds boring too! Are you going to go fishing in the river near
your house?

Bayu : No. We plan to go fishing in a lake near my uncle’s house. Would you like to
come with us?

Santi : Fishing? I don’t really like fishing. I would rather stay at home than go
fishing.

Bayu : What about you, Riri? What would you like to do on the long weekend?
Riri : I have made a plan with my mother about what to do on this long weekend.
We are going to practice baking cookies.

Santi : That sounds like a very good plan!

Bayu : Are you going to bake choco chips cookies like the last time?

Riri : Well, yes. That is my favorite. But we will also try to make ginger cookies.

Santi : Oh, how I envy you. My mother is going to accompany my little brother to
attend a drawing competition. I don’t think I can ask her to teach me baking
cookies.

Bayu : Ha ha, I guess you should enjoy staying at home alone.

Riri : Oh, would you like to join me to learn baking cookies? You can come to my
house.

Bayu : It’s a good idea! Or will you go fishing with me and my dad?

Santi : Uhm, not fishing I guess. But I think I would like to bake cookies with Riri.
Thanks for asking me to join you Riri.

Riri : No problem. I will call you on Friday to let you know the time when we can
start.
Santi : Thanks a lot. I will be waiting for your call.

Bayu : Have a nice long weekend everyone.

Riri, Santi : You too.

Contoh Dialog Expressing Intentions

Santi : So, what about you, Bayu? Do you have any plans?

Bayu : Definitely! My dad and I are going to go fishing. We plan to go fishing in

a lake near my uncle’s house. Would you like to come with us?

Santi : I don’t really like fishing. I would rather stay at home than go fishing.
What about you, Riri? What would you like to do on the long weekend?

Riri : I have made a plan with my mother about what to do on this long
weekend. We are going to practice baking cookies.

Bayu : Are you going to bake choco chips cookies like the last time?

Riri : Well, yes. That is my favourite. But we will also try to make ginger
cookies.
Riri : Oh, would you like to join me to learn baking cookies? You can come to
my house.

Bayu : It’s a good idea! Or will you go fishing with me and my dad?

Santi : Uhm, not fishing I guess. But I think I would like to bake cookies with
Riri. Thanks for asking me to join you Riri.