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Expressing Future Timc<br />

am going to go downtown tomorrow. Begoing to expresses (talks about) the<br />

(b) Sue isgoing to be here tomorrow afternoon. future.<br />

( c ) We are going to come to dass tomorrow morning. FORM: mn<br />

+ going + infinitive*<br />

are<br />

I<br />

(d) I'm not going to go downtown tomorrow.<br />

( e) Ann isn't going to study tonight.<br />

( f ) "Are you going to come to dass tomorrow?"<br />

"No, I'm not."<br />

(g) "Is Jim going to be at the meeting tomorrow?"<br />

"Yes, he is."<br />

NEGATIVB: be + not +going to<br />

QvESTION: be + subject + going to<br />

A form of be is used in the short answer to a<br />

yeslno question with be going to, as in (f)<br />

and (g). (See Chart 1-9 for information<br />

about short answers with be.)<br />

(h) "What time are you going to eat dinner tonight?"<br />

"Around six."<br />

I I I<br />

*Intitive = to + the simple form of a verb (to come, togo, m see, m study, etc.).<br />

EXERCISE 1-ORAL:<br />

Some activities are listed on the next page. Which of these activities<br />

are you going to do tomorrow? Which ones are you not going to do tomorrow? Pair<br />

up with a classmate.<br />

STUDENT A: Your book is open. Ask a question. Use 'Mre you going to . . .<br />

tomorrow?"<br />

STUDENT B: Your book is closed. Answer the question. Give both a short answer and<br />

a long answer. Use "Pm going to. . . tomorrow" or "I'm not going<br />

to . . . tomoruow" in the long answer.

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