FUTURE TENSE: GOING TO /gonna/

INQUIRING ABOUT INTENTION / EXPRESSING INTENTION :

What are you going to do tomorrow?  I am going to paint my kitchen.

When are you going to wash your clothes? I am going to wash them this week.

Where are you going to give a party on your birthday? I am going to give a big birthday party at my beach house.

ASKING FOR AND REPORTING INFORMATION

What is the weather forecast for tomorrow?

According to the newspaper, it is going to be sunny.

The TV says it is going to rain.

TIME EXPRESSIONS

He is going to fix his bike today (this morning /this afternoon/this evening/ tonight /tomorrow/ tomorrow morning / tomorrow night/ right now / immediately/ right away/ at once/ this or nexy Sunday/ this or next March/ this or next summer/ this or next year)

Mini Dialogues in “Going to” :

What time does the movie begin? It begins at 8.00.

What time is it now? It is 7.30 . Oh no. We are going to be late !

What are you going to do tomorrow?

I don’t know.I want to go swimming, but I think the weather is going to be bad.

Really? What is the forecast?

The radio says it is going to be windy.

What is going to happen next year ?

It is December thirty-first,New Year’s Eve. Next year is going to be a very happy year for the entire family.

Lucy is going to finish high school next year.She is going to move to Boston and begin college.

Tom is going to get his driver’s license.

He is going to save a lot of money and buy a used car .

Bob and Jane are going to take a long vacation .

It is going to be a happy year for all of them.

What is going to happen to Tom according to the fortune teller?

Tom is concerned about his future and goes to a fortune teller.

Madam Sophia is telling him what is going to happen to Tom .

In January he is going to meet a very pretty woman and fall in love .

In February he is going to get married.

In March his boss is going to fire him

In April he is going to find a new job.

In December he is going to be a father.

Everything is going to be OK.