2. We are going to buy tickets for the Sudoeste Festival
Future with the 'be going to' form
This form is composed of three elements: the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + 'going to' + the infinitive of the main verb:
Subject |
Verb to Be |
Going to |
bare infinitive | complements |
We | are | going to | buy | tickets for the Sudoeste festival |
Paco | isn't | going to | travel | to Cambodia |
Are |
you |
going to | visit | Vietnam? |
In topic 2 we will study the different uses of this tense.
Solved exercise
In the initial story there are three sentences using the 'be going to'
future either in the affirmative or interrogative, can you write them
in the other two forms?
- He is going to travel to Saigon.
2- We are going to buy tickets for the Sudoeste festival in Portugal.
3- Are you going to visit Vietnam?
Further knowledge
Watch and listen to this video about these people's plans. Pay attention to the intonation.
Curiosity
The Pakistani women of today enjoy a better status than most Muslim and Middle Eastern women. However, on an average, the women's situation vis-à-vis men is one of systemic subordination, although there have been attempts by the government and enlightened groups to elevate the status of women in Pakistani society.
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By Noor Khan- Creative commons |
Click here to read this article about notable women in Pakistani history.
You can also use the present continuous to express future as you will see in next section....