Be going to

Futuro con going to

Cuándo se usa

Be going to habla del futuro que ya está decidido o que se ve venir:

Planes e intenciones tomados antes de hablar: We are going to move to Valencia in June.
Predicciones con una prueba delante: Look at those clouds. It is going to rain.
Algo que está a punto de pasar: Careful, the glass is going to fall.

am / is / are + going to + infinitivo: I am going to travel, she is going to travel, they are going to travel.

Negativa: not detrás del verbo be (I'm not going to travel, he isn't going to travel).
Interrogativa: be delante del sujeto (Are you going to travel?).
Cuando el verbo que sigue es go, sale going to go: I am going to go to the dentist. Es correcto, aunque en el habla se suele usar el present continuous: I am going to the dentist.

Plan ya decidido antes de hablar: going to. I am going to buy a new laptop, I saved the money last month.
Decisión del momento, promesa u ofrecimiento: will. My laptop is broken? OK, I'll buy a new one.
Predicción con prueba visible: going to. She is going to have a baby.
Predicción como opinión (I think, probably): will. I think she will like the present.

Olvidar el verbo be: I going to call her ❌ → I am going to call her ✅.
Olvidar el to: We are going travel ❌ → We are going to travel ✅.
Conjugar el verbo que sigue: He is going to works ❌ → He is going to work ✅.
Evitar going to go por miedo a repetir: I am going to the dentist tomorrow y I am going to go to the dentist tomorrow son las dos correctas.

Estructura de Be going to
Forma	Cómo se construye
Afirmativa	Sujeto + am / is / are + going to + verbo en infinitivo
Negativa	Sujeto + am / is / are + not + going to + verbo en infinitivo
Interrogativa	Am / Is / Are + sujeto + going to + verbo en infinitivo + ?

tomorrownext weekendnext summertonightthis eveningin two weekssoonthe plan iswe have decided

We are going to move to Valencia in June.
Nos vamos a mudar a Valencia en junio.
Look at those clouds. It is going to rain.
Mira esas nubes. Va a llover.
I am going to study Italian next summer.
Voy a estudiar italiano el verano que viene.
She is going to go to the dentist tomorrow.
Ella va a ir al dentista mañana.
Nora is going to learn to drive this year.
Nora va a aprender a conducir este año.
We are going to plant herbs this evening.
Vamos a plantar hierbas esta tarde.
The sky is dark; it is going to storm soon.
El cielo está oscuro; va a haber tormenta pronto.
I am going to repair the shelf this evening.
Voy a reparar la estantería esta tarde.

I am not going to buy that car.
No voy a comprar ese coche.
He is not going to come to the party tonight.
Él no va a venir a la fiesta esta noche.
They are not going to sell the house this year.
No van a vender la casa este año.
We are not going to wait any longer.
No vamos a esperar más.
The weather is clearing; it is not going to snow after all.
El cielo se está despejando; al final no va a nevar.
He is not going to sell his bicycle next year.
Él no va a vender su bicicleta el año que viene.
They are going to move in two weeks.
Van a mudarse en dos semanas.
Look at that glass! It is going to fall.
¡Mira ese vaso! Va a caerse.

Are you going to book the tickets tonight?
¿Vas a reservar las entradas esta noche?
Is she going to look for a new job?
¿Va ella a buscar un trabajo nuevo?
What are they going to do next weekend?
¿Qué van a hacer el fin de semana que viene?
Am I going to need my passport?
¿Voy a necesitar el pasaporte?
Where are you going to stay during your trip?
¿Dónde vas a alojarte durante tu viaje?
Are you going to visit them next weekend?
¿Vas a visitarlos el próximo fin de semana?
Is she going to start a new course tonight?
¿Va a empezar un curso nuevo esta noche?
We are not going to travel next summer.
No vamos a viajar el próximo verano.