Future I Simple going to
Going to future expresses a conclusion regarding the immediate future or an action in the near future that has already been planned or prepared.
Form of going to Future
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positive
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negative
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question
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I
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I am going to speak.
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I am not going to speak.
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Am I going to speak?
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you / we / they
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You are going to speak.
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You are not going to speak.
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Are you going to speak?
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he / she / it
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He is going to speak.
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He is not going to speak.
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Is he going to speak?
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Use of going to Future
§ an action in the near future that has already been planned or prepared
example: I am going to study harder next year.
§ a conclusion regarding the immediate future
example: The sky is absolutely dark. It is going to rain.
Signal Words
§ in one year, next ( week month, year, hour, term ), tomorrow ( morning, afternoon, evening, night ), later, soon, again
