Going to vacation
1. Future with going to.
2. Present continuous for future arrangements.
3. Want to and would like to express desires.
4. To + infinitive to express purpose.
5. Future time expressions: tomorrow, next year, next month, etc.
6. Vacation activities.
1. Future with going to
A. When we talk about the future, there are many ways to express it, depending
on the context and our intention. One way to express it is with the structure
going to.
We use going to to express our future plans and intentions, specially when we
have decided about the plan before speaking. It is usually accompanied by a
time expression.
Here are some examples:
✓ I am going to visit my parents next weekend.
✓ John and Laura are going to travel to Italy next vacation.
✓ We are not going to work tomorrow
B. Structure.
Affirmative
Subject To be Auxiliar Verb Complement
I am
He
She is
It going to travel on Friday.
We
You are
They
Negative
Subject To be Not Auxiliar Verb Complement
I am
He
not going to buy that car.
She is
It
, We
You are
They
Interrogative
To be Subject Auxiliar Complement Mark
Am I
He
Is She
It going to travel on Friday. ?
We
Are You
They
Note: the verb always goes in infinitive.
✓ I am going to cook dinner tonight.
✓ Is she going to study law?
✓ She is not going to travel to panama.
2. Present continuous for future arrangements.
A. We normally use the present continuous to talk about actions happening in
the present, however, we can also use the present continuous to talk about
a future plan If we add a future plan expression. It usually refers to a
previously planned actions.
Compare:
Present continuous to describe Present continuous to talk about the
present actions future.
I am painting the house now. I am painting the house tomorrow.
In the first picture, the man is painting the house in the present moment, while
in the second picture, the man is planning to paint the house the next day.
, B. Structure
Affirmative
Subject To be Verb + ing Complement
I am
He
She Is
It working in the office next weekend
We
You are
They
Negative
To
Subject Not Verb + ing Complement
be
I am
He
She is
It not traveling to Cartagena in summer.
We
You are
They
Interrogative
To be Subject Verb + ing Complement Mark
Am I
He
Is She
Out this Saturday
It Eating ?
night
We
Are You
They
1. Future with going to.
2. Present continuous for future arrangements.
3. Want to and would like to express desires.
4. To + infinitive to express purpose.
5. Future time expressions: tomorrow, next year, next month, etc.
6. Vacation activities.
1. Future with going to
A. When we talk about the future, there are many ways to express it, depending
on the context and our intention. One way to express it is with the structure
going to.
We use going to to express our future plans and intentions, specially when we
have decided about the plan before speaking. It is usually accompanied by a
time expression.
Here are some examples:
✓ I am going to visit my parents next weekend.
✓ John and Laura are going to travel to Italy next vacation.
✓ We are not going to work tomorrow
B. Structure.
Affirmative
Subject To be Auxiliar Verb Complement
I am
He
She is
It going to travel on Friday.
We
You are
They
Negative
Subject To be Not Auxiliar Verb Complement
I am
He
not going to buy that car.
She is
It
, We
You are
They
Interrogative
To be Subject Auxiliar Complement Mark
Am I
He
Is She
It going to travel on Friday. ?
We
Are You
They
Note: the verb always goes in infinitive.
✓ I am going to cook dinner tonight.
✓ Is she going to study law?
✓ She is not going to travel to panama.
2. Present continuous for future arrangements.
A. We normally use the present continuous to talk about actions happening in
the present, however, we can also use the present continuous to talk about
a future plan If we add a future plan expression. It usually refers to a
previously planned actions.
Compare:
Present continuous to describe Present continuous to talk about the
present actions future.
I am painting the house now. I am painting the house tomorrow.
In the first picture, the man is painting the house in the present moment, while
in the second picture, the man is planning to paint the house the next day.
, B. Structure
Affirmative
Subject To be Verb + ing Complement
I am
He
She Is
It working in the office next weekend
We
You are
They
Negative
To
Subject Not Verb + ing Complement
be
I am
He
She is
It not traveling to Cartagena in summer.
We
You are
They
Interrogative
To be Subject Verb + ing Complement Mark
Am I
He
Is She
Out this Saturday
It Eating ?
night
We
Are You
They
