In inglese ci sono molti modi per esprimere il tempo futuro. Uno dei più comuni è il Futuro Intenzionalecon la costruzione to be going to.
Per creare una forma verbale con to be going to, è necessario mettere il Simple Present del verbo to be nella voce corretta e poi aggiungere going to + la forma base del verbo.
Nota anche che be viene spesso abbreviato. Le tabelle che seguono elencano le forme principali del verbo to leave
FORMA AFFERMATIVA
| Soggetto | Simple Present to be | going to | Forma Base | Esempio |
| I | am | going to | leave | I'm going to leave |
| You | are | going to | leave | You're going to leave |
| He | is | going to | leave | He's going to leave |
| She | is | going to | leave | She's going to leave |
| It | is | going to | leave | It's going to leave |
| We | are | going to | leave | We're going to leave |
| You | are | going to | leave | You're going to leave |
| They | are | going to | leave | They're going to leave |
FORMA NEGATIVA
La forma negativa si ottiene semplicemente aggiungendo il not al verbo essere
| Soggetto | Simple Present to be+not | going to | Forma Base | Esempio |
| I | am not | going to | leave | I'm not going to leave |
| You | aren't | going to | leave | You aren't going to leave
You're not going to leave |
| He | isn't | going to | leave | He isn't going to leave
He's not going to leave |
| She | isn't | going to | leave | She isn't going to leave
She's not going to leave |
| It | isn't | going to | leave | It isn't going to leave
It's not going to leave |
| We | aren't | going to | leave | We aren't going to leave
We're not going to leave |
| You | aren't | going to | leave | You aren't going to leave
You're not going to leave |
| They | aren't | going to | leave | They aren't going to leave
They're not going to leave |
Nota che si può contrarre il verbo essere con il soggetto o con il not
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FORMA INTERROGATIVA
La forma interrogativa si ottiene con il verbo essere davanti al soggetto, cui segue poi going to + la forma base del verbo.
| Simple Present to be | Soggetto | going to | Forma Base | Esempio |
| Am | I | going to | leave | Am I going to leave? |
| Are | you | going to | leave | Are you going to leave? |
| Is | he | going to | leave | Is he going to leave? |
| Is | she | going to | leave | Is she going to leave? |
| Is | it | going to | leave | Is it going to leave? |
| Are | we | going to | leave | Are we going to leave? |
| Are | you | going to | leave | Are you going to leave? |
| Are | they | going to | leave | Are they going to leave? |
FORMA INTERROGATIVA-NEGATIVA
La forma interrogativa-negativa si ottiene con la forma negativa del verbo essere davanti al soggetto, cui segue poi going to + la forma base del verbo.
Nota che con la prima persona singolare il not si pone dopo il soggetto
| Simple Present to be+not | Soggetto | going to | Forma Base | Esempio |
| Am | I not | going to | leave | Am I not going to leave? |
| Aren't | you | going to | leave | Aren't you going to leave? |
| Isn't | he | going to | leave | Isn't he going to leave? |
| Isn't | she | going to | leave | Isn't she going to leave? |
| isn't | it | going to | leave | Isn't it going to leave? |
| Aren't | we | going to | leave | Aren't we going to leave? |
| Aren't | you | going to | leave | Aren't you going to leave? |
| Aren't | they | going to | leave | Aren't they going to leave? |
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Be going to
Esercizio 1
Be going to vs present continuous