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Going to future
Positive form: I'm [I am] going to send an email tomorrow.
They're [They are] going to complain about the meeting .
He's [He is] going to book three conference rooms.
We're going to write to the manager.
Negative form: I'm not [I am not] going to telephone tomorrow.
We aren't [We are not] going to eat in the restaurant tonight.
She isn't going to go to Australia.
Questions: Are you going to telephone tomorrow?
Is he going to tell the boss?
Who's going to tell the boss?
Long answers: Yes, I'm going to telephone tomorrow.
No, I'm not going to telephone tomorrow.
Yes, they're going to email the manager.
No, they aren't going to email the manager.
Short answers: Yes, I am.
No, I'm not.
Yes, he is.
No, he isn't.
Yes, they are.
No, they aren't.
This tense is used to say something has been planned or decided and will definitely
happen:
• We're going to move offices next year.
When are you going to get a company car?
• When I get home, I'm going to write a report about the conference.

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