BE GOING TO VS BE GOING

TO IN THE PAST
 BE GOING TO BE GOING TO IN THE PAST

To talk about our plans for the To talk about future plans that were
future. made at a past time. This structure
often means that the plan did not
actually happen
 BE GOING TO
AFFIRMATIVE:
Subject+ To be + Going to + Verb(base form) +
Complement.

o NEGATIVE:
Subject+ To be + Not + Going to + Verb(base form)
+ Complement.

oINTERROGATIVE
To be + Subject + Going to + Verb(base form) +
Complement + ?
 He He/She is going to eat pizza tomorrow
Is It He/She is not going to eat pizza tomorrow
She Is He/She going to eat pizza tomorrow?

o Am I I am going to eat pizza next Saturday

I am not going to eat pizza next Saturday
Am I going to eat pizza next Saturday?

You You are going to eat pizza next week

Are We We are not going to eat pizza next week
They Are They going to eat pizza next week?
 EXAMPLES
They are going to go to Times Square

S To be Verb Complement

o He is not going to do a party for his birthday

S To be Verb Complement

o Are you going to have a barbeque on the weekend?

To be S Verb Complement
 MODALS OF ABILITY AND OBLIGATION
I am going to can call you tomorrow

I am going to be able to call you tomorrow

Scientists are going to must solve this problem

some day

Scientists are going to have to solve this

problem some day
 BE GOING TO IN THE PAST
AFFIRMATIVE:
Subject+ To be (simple past) + Going to +
Verb(base form) + Complement.

NEGATIVE:
Subject+ To be (simple past)+ Not + Going to +
Verb(base form) + Complement.

INTERROGATIVE
To be ( simple past) + Subject + Going to +
Verb(base form) + Complement + ?
 I Sam was going to take the
Was She bus but He changed his
He mind
It

They/We/You were going to walk to

You school that day but It started
Were We raining
They
 EXAMPLES
I was going to be a famous actress

S SP of Verb Complement
the verb To be

o They were not going to go out for dinner

S SP of Verb Complement
the verb To be
o Were you going to be in the movies or on tv?

SP of S Verb Complement
the verb To be
 WH QUESTIONS
What are you going to do next week?

WHAT What were you going to do last week?

When are they going to go to the cinema?

WHEN
When were they going to go to the
cinema?

Why is she going to study law?

WHY
Why was she going to study law?

Where is he going to eat ice cream?

WHERE
Where was he going to eat ice cream?
 EXERCISES

I _____________(call) you but I forgot it

Mary_____________ (download) pokemon go app

Carla___________(tell) me a secret, but She didnt

After I take guitar lessons, I____________(play) a

lot of songs.
My mothers birthday is on Friday, I____________
(buy) her a present but I dont have money
I bought a new camera, I __________(take) much
better pictures with it.