FUTURE - FUTURO COM "BE GOING TO"

O futuro pode ser expresso pela forma be going to. Para utilizá-la, é necessário conjugar o verbo to be de acordo com a pessoa a que o verbo se refere e acrescentar o verbo principal no infinitivo. 

be (conjugado) + going to + verbo principal 

She is going to dance tonight.(Ela vai dançar a noite.)

Usos:

O be going to pode ser usado para:

•Falar de planos que foram feitos com antecedência. Ex: I’m going to buy a car next month. (Eu vou comprar um carro no mês que vem).

• Fazer previsões num futuro próximo. Ex: I think it’s going to rain. (Eu acho que vai chover).

Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa

I am going I am not going to Am I going to ?

You are going to You are going to Are you going to ?

He

She is going to

It

He

She is not going to

It

he

Is she going to ?

it

We are going to We are not going to Are we going to ?

You are going to You are not going to Are you going to ?

They are going to They are not going to Are they going to ?

Essas formas também possuem contrações: 

Afirmativa Negativa

I´m going I´m not going to

You´re going to You aren´t going to

He´s

She´s going to 

It´s

He

She isn´t going to

It

We´re going to We aren´t going to

You´re going to You aren´t going to

They´re going to They aren´t going to

Outros Exemplos:

• Joana is going to have a baby. (Joana vai ter um bebê).

•Eduardo is going on vacation tomorrow. (Eduardo vai sair de férias amanhã).

•I’m going to do my homework. (Eu vou fazer minha tarefa). 

•You aren’t going to clean the house. (Você não vai limpar a casa).

•Are they going to pay for us? (Eles vão pagar para nós?).

Now, Let’s Practice:

A – Complete the sentences with parts of the verb be.1Inez and Julio _____ going to go on vacation.

2Mike _____ going to sail his boat on the lake.

3I _____ going to do my homework.

4We _____ going to travel by plane.

5 Eva _____ going to watch a video.

B – Look at the picture and fill in the blanks. Use the affirmative or negative form of going to. 

1.Harrison isn’t going to listen to music.

2. Juliet _____________________ read a book.

3. Harrison _________________ stay in a hotel.

4. Juliet ___________________________ swim.

5. Juliet _____________________ take photos.

6. Harrison ______________________ travel to a hot country.

7. Harrison and Juliet _____________________ climb a mountain.

C – Write questions. Use going to.1 you / go on vacation next week ?

______________________________________________? 2 Matt and Rosa / go to Puerto Rico ?

______________________________________________?

3 Anne / sail a boat ?

______________________________________________? 4 we / explore the jungle ?

______________________________________________?

D – Read Kate and Sam’s calendar for next week. Are the sentences “true” or “false”?KateMonday: meet Tanya at mall.Tuesday: - Wednesday: study for science test.Thursday: -Friday: sing in concert.Saturday: visit grandma.Sunday: soccer game with Sam. SamMonday: -Tuesday: tennis with Chris.Wednesday: study for science test.Thursday: -Friday: -Saturday: buy new computer.Sunday: soccer game with Kate.

 

1. Sam’s going to play tennis with Chris on Tuesday. (………………)

2. Kate and Sam are going to study for a test on Wednesday. (………………)

3. Kate’s going to sing in a concert on Thursday. (………………)

4. Kate’s going to visit grandma on Friday. (………………)

5. Sam’s going to buy a new computer on Saturday. (………………) 

E - What is going to happen? Use “going to” and the phrases in the bellow. fall over the dog - answer the phone - eat a cake - do their homework - rain

1) Mom __________________________________________________________

2) Helen and Louise __________________________________________________________

 3) I __________________________________________________________

4) Judy __________________________________________________________ 

5) It __________________________________________________________