A2 · ElementaryGrammar 25 minutes

Future with going to

Gələcək zaman: going to

After this lesson you can

  • Can talk about future plans and intentions using be going to.
  • Can make predictions based on present evidence (Look at the clouds! It's going to rain).
  • Can form negatives and questions with be going to.

Explanation

Form

am/is/are + going to + base verb: I'm going to travel, she isn't going to travel, Are you going to travel?

Use 1: plans and intentions

Use it for things you decided before speaking: I'm going to study medicine. We're going to paint the kitchen next week.

Use 2: predictions with evidence

Use it when you can see that something will happen: Look at those clouds! It's going to rain. Be careful! You're going to fall!

Time expressions: tomorrow, tonight, next week, next year, soon. Say next week, not in next week. Don't forget am/is/are: I'm going to call him (not I going to).

Azərbaycan dilində ətraflı izah

Forma: am/is/are + going to + əsas feil

TəsdiqİnkarSual
II'm going to travelI'm not going to travelAm I going to travel?
he/she/itshe's going to travelshe isn't going to travelIs she going to travel?
you/we/theywe're going to travelwe aren't going to travelAre we going to travel?

**to **-dan sonra feil həmişə əsas formada olur: going to buy (✗ going to buying).

1. Planlar və niyyətlər

Danışmazdan əvvəl qərara alınmış planlar üçün:

  • I'm going to study medicine., Tibb oxumaq niyyətindəyəm.
  • We're going to paint the kitchen next week.

Azərbaycan dilində bunu "...mək fikrindəyəm", "...acağam" kimi deyirik: "Gələn il İtaliyaya köçəcəyik" = We're going to move to Italy next year.

2. Əlamətə əsaslanan proqnoz

İndi gördüyümüz bir əlamətə görə bir şeyin baş verəcəyini deyəndə:

  • Look at those black clouds! It's going to rain.
  • Be careful! You're going to fall!

going to go → going

I'm going to go to the cinema düzgündür, amma danışıqda çox vaxt qısaca I'm going to the cinema deyilir.

Zaman ifadələri

tomorrow, tonight, next week, next year, this summer, soon, in two days

Tipik səhvlər

  • köməkçi feili buraxmaq: ✗ I going to call him → ✓ I'm going to call him
  • "gələn həftə" üçün ✗ in next week deyil, ✓ next week
  • sualda sıranı səhv qurmaq: ✗ What you are going to do? → ✓ What are you going to do?

Examples

  • I'm going to visit my grandparents this weekend.

    Bu həftəsonu nənəmlə babama baş çəkəcəyəm.

  • She's going to start a new job next month.

    O, gələn ay yeni işə başlayacaq.

  • We aren't going to buy a car this year.

    Bu il maşın almaq fikrimiz yoxdur.

  • What are you going to do after university?

    Universitetdən sonra nə etmək fikrindəsən?

  • Look at the sky! It's going to rain.

    Göyə bax! Yağış yağacaq.

    əlamətə əsaslanan proqnoz

  • Slow down! You're going to hit that car!

    Yavaş sür! O maşına çırpılacaqsan!

  • Is he going to come to the party?

    O, ziyafətə gələcək?

Common mistakes

  • I going to learn French.

    I'm going to learn French.

    am/is/are mütləqdir: I'm going to.

  • She is going to visiting her aunt.

    She is going to visit her aunt.

    going to-dan sonra feil əsas formada olur.

  • We are going to travel in next summer.

    We are going to travel next summer.

    next ilə 'in' işlənmir.

  • What you are going to cook?

    What are you going to cook?

    Sualda 'are' mübtədadan əvvəl gəlir.

Vocabulary

apply for phrasal verb
to ask formally for a job or placemüraciət etmək“She applied for a job at the bank.”
careful adjective
giving attention to avoid danger or mistakesehtiyatlı“Be careful! The floor is wet.”
cloud noun
a white or grey mass in the skybulud“There are dark clouds over the sea.”
get married phrase
to become husband and wifeevlənmək / ərə getmək“They're going to get married in June.”
intend verb
to plan to do somethingniyyətində olmaq“I intended to finish the book, but I didn't have time.”
plan noun
something you have decided to doplan“What are your plans for the summer?”
save up phrasal verb
to keep money so you can buy something laterpul yığmaq“I'm going to save up for a new laptop.”
soon adverb
in a short time from nowtezliklə“The film is going to start soon.”

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