Fundamentals Of English Grammar

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(a) I am going to hawe at nine and will are used to expres I

tomorrow morning.

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@) I will hm at nine tomorrow (a) and 01) have the same meaning.

mornine. - I (c) and (d) have the same meaning.

(c) Marie is going to be at the Win and be going to often give the

meeting today.* same meaning, but sometimes they

' (d) be at the express different meanings. The

today. n. differences 67. are discussed in Chart 3-5,

,-) I shall leave at nine tomorrow morning. The use of shall (with I or we) to express future time is

1 (f) We shaU leave at nine tomorrow morning. I possible but ulhequent.

'Today, tonipkt, and tkis + mmning, ewninp, week, nc., can express present, past, or future time.

PREsm: Sam is in his O. tkl momins.

PAW: Ann woa in her om tk& dng or righb but now she3$ ar n meeting.

RrmRe: Bob is adng to be in hb o@a tk& mornins a&? his dpntirt appointment.

1 3-2. FORMS WITH BE GOING TO

(a) We are p'ng w be late.

(b) She's going to come tomorrow.

WCORRBCT: She's aoin.e to comes tornorm.

(c) Am I

Is he, she, it

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going to be late?

Are they, we, you

(4 I am not

He, she, it is mt going to be late.

They, we, you are not 1

(e) "Hurry up! We're gonna be late!"

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Be going to is followed by the simple form of the

verb, as in (a) and (b).

QUESTION: be + suhect + going to / \. 1

NBGATIVB: be + mt + going to

Be going to is more common in speaking and in

informal writing than in formal writing. In informal

speaking, it is sometimes pronounced 'gonna"

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"Gonna" is not usually a written form.

EXERCISE 2. BE GOING TO. (Charts 3-1 and 3-2) ,. ,.

Diwctions: Complete the sentences with be going to and the words in parentheses.

1. A: What (you, do) care YO^ qoiw " " to 40 this afternoon?

B: I (work) &rn ~OIW - to wbrk on my report.

2. A: Where (Alex, be) later tonight?
   B: He (be) at Kim's house.

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