bo going to

In inglese ci sono molti modi per esprimere il tempo futuro. Uno dei più comuni è la costruzione con be going to.

Per creare una forma verbale con be going to, è necessario mettere il verbo be nella forma corretta e poi aggiungere going to + la forma base del verbo. Nota anche che be viene spesso abbreviato. Questa tabella elenca le forme principali:

Soggetto	Affermativa	Domanda	Negativa
I	I am going to leave. I'm going to leave.	Am I going to leave?	I am not going to leave. I'm not going to leave.
You	You are going to leave. You're going to leave.	Are you going to leave?	You are not going to leave. You aren't going to leave. You're not going to leave.
He	He is going to leave. He's going to leave.	Is he going to leave?	He is not going to leave. He's not going to leave. He isn't going to leave.
She	She is going to leave. She's going to leave.	Is she going to leave?	She is not going to leave. She's not going to leave. She isn't going to leave.
It	It is going to leave. It's going to leave.	Is it going to leave?	It is not going to leave. It's not going to leave. It isn't going to leave.
We	We are going to leave. We're going to leave.	Are we going to leave?	We are not going to leave. We're not going to leave. We aren't going to leave.
You	You are going to leave. You're going to leave.	Are you going to leave?	You are not going to leave. You aren't going to leave. You're not going to leave.
They	They are going to leave. They're going to leave.	Are they going to leave?	They are not going to leave. They're not going to leave. They aren't going to leave.

Il significato delle forme future con be going to

Be going to si usa di solito con il significato di STARE PER o AVERE INTENZIONE DI oppure quando qualcosa è stata già programmata o definita. Nota la differenza tra queste due frasi

I'll make the supper.

(Prendere una decisione/offrirsi spontaneamente di fare qualcosa)

I'm going to make the supper.

(Questo è già programmato e organizzato o esprime un'intenzione.)