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Future: going to

planes · intenciones · predicciones con evidencia

Future: going to

Usamos going to + verbo en infinitivo para expresar planes decididos antes de hablar o predicciones basadas en evidencia visible.

Voy a estudiar medicina.
→
I am going to study medicine.
Vamos a visitar a mis padres este fin de semana.
→
We are going to visit my parents this weekend.
¡Cuidado! Vas a caerte.
→
Watch out — you are going to fall!
Going to se usa para planes decididos ANTES de hablar. Para decisiones espontáneas → usa will (próximo capítulo).

Forma: be + going to + verbo en infinitivo

sujeto + am/is/are + going to + verbo base  →  She is going to travel.
I
I am going to / I'm going to
He / She / It
She is going to / She's going to
You / We / They
They are going to / They're going to
Negativo
am not / isn't / aren't going to
Pregunta
Am / Is / Are + sujeto + going to + verbo?

Plan vs predicción con evidencia

Plan / intención
I'm going to apply for university.
decidido con antelación
She's going to buy a new car.
compra planeada
Predicción (evidencia)
Look at those clouds — it's going to rain.
evidencia visible
She's pale — she's going to faint!
señal actual

Expresiones de tiempo con "going to"

Frases que indican cuándo ocurre la acción

Futuro cercano
esta noche, mañana, esta tarde, la próxima semana
Fecha específica
el viernes, en octubre, el año que viene
Frases temporales
pronto, más tarde, en dos horas, en un momento
I'm going to study tomorrow.
We're going to leave soon.
She's going to call later.

Errores frecuentes

She is going to studies medicine.
→
She is going to study medicine.
Después de "going to" va el verbo en infinitivo (sin -s)
I going to call you.
→
I am going to call you.
No olvides am/is/are
She is going to studying.
→
She is going to study.
Verbo en infinitivo después de "going to" (no -ing)
They will to travel next year.
→
They are going to travel next year.
"will" no lleva "to"

Resumen

Forma
am/is/are + going to + verbo base
She is going to travel.
Uso 1: Plan
decidido ANTES de hablar
I'm going to apply for a job.
Uso 2: Predicción
basada en evidencia visible
It's going to rain.
Expresiones
mañana, pronto, la próxima semana, más tarde
esta noche, en octubre
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