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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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