FUTURE – FUTURO COM "BE GOING TO"

O futuro, além da forma will, também pode ser expresso pela forma be going to. Para utilizá-la, é necessário conjugar o verbo to be de acordo com a pessoa a que o verbo se refere e acrescentar o verbo principal no infinitivo. 

be (conjugado) + going to + verbo principal 

Usos:

O be going to pode ser usado para:

•Falar de planos que foram feitos com antecedência. 
Ex: Im going to buy a car next month. (Eu vou comprar um carro mês que vem).

• Fazer previsões num futuro próximo. 
Ex: I think its going to rain. (Eu acho que vai chover).

•Também pode ser usado com a palavra probably (provavelmente) 
Ex: I probably going to talk with her. (Eu provavelmente vou falar com ela).

Atenção!!!

Embora a combinação entre going to e o verbo to go seja possível, ela deve ser evitada. Como alternativa utiliza-se o present continuous.

Em vez de:
Im going to go to my home. (Eu vou ir pra minha casa).

Usa-se:

• Im going to my home. (Eu vou pra minha casa ou eu estou indo pra minha casa).

O futuro com o be going to tem as seguintes formas: 

Afirmativa

Negativa

Interr. Afirmativa

Interr. Negativa

I am going

I am not going to

Am I going to ?

Am I not going to ?

You are going to

You are going to

Are you going to ?

Are you not going to ?

He

She is going to

It

He

She is not going to

It

he

Is she going to ?

it

he

Is she not going to ?

it

We are going to

We are not going to

Are we going to ?

Are we not going to ?

You are going to

You are not going to

Are you going to ?

Are you not going to?

They are going to

They are not going to

Are they going to ?

Are they not going to ?

Essas formas também possuem contrações: 

Afirmativa

Negativa

Interr. Negativa

I´m going

I´m not going to

Am I not going to ?

You´re going to

You aren´t going to

Aren´t you going to ?

He´s

She´s going to 

It´s

He

She isn´t going to

It

he

Isn´t she going to ?

it

We´re going to

We aren´t going to

Aren´t we going to ?

You´re going to

You aren´t going to

Aren´t you going to ?

They´re going to

They aren´t going to

Aren´t they going to ?

Outros Exemplos:

Joana is going to have a baby. (Joana vai ter um bebê).

Eduardo is going on vacation tomorrow. (Eduardo vai sair de férias amanhã).

•Im going to do my homework. (Eu vou fazer minha tarefa). 

•You arent going to clean the house. (Você não vai limpar a casa).

•Are they going to pay for us? (Eles vão pagar para nós?).