Going To en Inglés: Planes, Intenciones y Predicciones

Going To

Going to se utiliza para expresar:

• Planes e intenciones futuras previamente decididas.
• Predicciones basadas en evidencia observable.

En español equivale a "voy a", "vas a", "va a", etc.

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Estructura

Afirmativa: Sujeto + To Be (am, is, are) + going to + Base Form + Complement

Negativa: Sujeto + To Be (am, is, are) + not + going to + Base Form + Complement

Interrogativa: To Be (am, is, are) + Sujeto + going to + Base Form + Complement + ?

Pronoun	Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I	I am going to	I am not going to	Am I going to?
You	You are going to	You are not going to	Are you going to?
He / She / It	He is going to	He is not going to	Is he going to?
We / You / They	We are going to	We are not going to	Are we going to?

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Planes e Intenciones

Se usa going to para hablar de algo que ya decidimos hacer en el futuro.

Afirmativas

Example	Translation
I am going to study tonight.	Voy a estudiar esta noche.
She is going to visit her grandmother tomorrow.	Ella va a visitar a su abuela mañana.
They are going to play soccer this weekend.	Ellos van a jugar fútbol este fin de semana.
He is going to buy a new phone.	Él va a comprar un teléfono nuevo.
We are going to have lunch together.	Vamos a almorzar juntos.

Negativas

Example	Translation
I am not going to eat junk food anymore.	Ya no voy a comer comida chatarra.
She is not going to wake up early tomorrow.	Ella no se va a despertar temprano mañana.
We are not going to travel this year.	No vamos a viajar este año.
He is not going to drive today.	Él no va a conducir hoy.
They are not going to go to the party.	Ellos no van a ir a la fiesta.

Interrogativas

Example	Translation
Are you going to call your friend?	¿Vas a llamar a tu amigo?
Is he going to finish his homework?	¿Va a terminar su tarea?
Are they going to join us later?	¿Van a unirse a nosotros más tarde?
Are we going to have a meeting?	¿Vamos a tener una reunión?
Is she going to bring her laptop?	¿Va a traer su laptop?

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Predicciones basadas en evidencia

Se usa going to cuando algo está a punto de ocurrir y hay evidencia visible de ello.

Example	Translation
Look at the sky, it is going to rain.	Mira el cielo, va a llover.
That car is going to crash.	Ese auto va a chocar.
Be careful, you are going to fall.	Ten cuidado, te vas a caer.
She is going to have a baby.	Ella va a tener un bebé.
They are going to win the game.	Ellos van a ganar el partido.

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Signal Words for Going To

Words	Example	Translation
tonight	I am going to study tonight.	Voy a estudiar esta noche.
tomorrow	She is going to visit her grandmother tomorrow.	Ella va a visitar a su abuela mañana.
this weekend	They are going to play soccer this weekend.	Ellos van a jugar fútbol este fin de semana.
later	We are going to watch a movie later.	Vamos a ver una película más tarde.
next month	They are going to travel next month.	Ellos van a viajar el próximo mes.
this year	I am going to save money this year.	Voy a ahorrar dinero este año.
soon	She is going to finish soon.	Ella va a terminar pronto.