Time Expressions and Question Forms with Be Going To

This page focuses on Wh-questions using "be going to" and introduces common time expressions used with future plans.

Example: "When are you going to have an exam?" - "I am going to have an exam tomorrow."

Other Wh-question examples include:

• Who are you going to go on holiday with?
• Where is she going to stay in Izmir?
• Why are they going to come to Turkey?

Vocabulary: Time adverbs (zaman zarfları) are words or phrases that indicate when an action will take place in the future.

Common time expressions used with "be going to" include:

• Tomorrow (yarın)
• Later (sonra)
• Next week/month/year (gelecek hafta/ay/yıl)

Highlight: Using specific time expressions like "tomorrow morning" or "five months later" adds clarity to future plans expressed with "be going to."

These time adverbs help to specify when the planned actions will occur, making communication about future events more precise and informative.

Be Going To: Future Plans and Intentions

The "be going to" structure is a fundamental aspect of English grammar used to express future plans, intentions, and predictions. This page outlines the positive form of the structure across different subjects.

Definition: Be going to is used to talk about future plans or intentions, as well as to make predictions based on present evidence.

The positive form follows this pattern: subject + be (am/is/are) + going to + base verb. Examples include:

• I am going to watch a movie.
• You are going to help your mother.
• He/She/It is going to finish homework.
• We/You/They are going to cook a meal.

Example: "I am going to travel abroad" expresses a future plan or intention to travel.

The page also presents the negative form and question form of "be going to" structures.

Highlight: The negative form uses "not" after the be verb: "I am not going to watch a movie."

Questions are formed by inverting the subject and the be verb: "Are you going to take me to the hospital?"