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Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======Going to====== =====Introduction===== <html><p><img height="100" id="192" style="width: 111px; height: 78px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/192_7526885c5a8dee20db52e3a962db0e5a.jpg"> <span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>I'm <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to </span>buy a new laptop!</strong></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><p><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><br></span></b></p><p><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>'<font color="#0000cc">Going to</font>' is one of the ways to talk about the future. </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>It is most commonly used to refer to general plans and intentions but can also be used for some predictions.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span><strong>Note that 'going to' can be used to talk about any time in the future - near or distant:</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>I need to finish this report today so I'm </strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><strong>going to</strong> </span><strong>start right now.</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>I'm </strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><strong>going to</strong> </span><strong>sell my house and travel round the world!</strong></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br></p></span></span></html> =====Construction===== <html><BR> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Affirmative: <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>subject + 'to be' + 'going to' + infinitive</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>am<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">going to<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN>resign.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Negative:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>subject + 'to be' + not + 'going to' + infinitive</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>am<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>not<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">going to<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN>resign.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Interrogative: 'to be' + subject + 'going to' + infinitive</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Are<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>you<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">going to<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN>resign?</SPAN></B></P></html> ========== <html><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br></p><table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="308" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Uses</span></b></p> </td> <td width="308" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.1pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Examples</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>To talk about future plans </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>I'm not happy at work. I'm <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to </span>look for a new job.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>I'm <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to </span>wear my new red dress to the party.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Are you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to</span> have a meeting with them?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>To talk about intentions</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.1pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>I'm <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to </span>work harder in the future.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Are we <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to</span> celebrate her promotion?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>When I grow up, I'm <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to</span> be a train driver. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Predictions based on visual evidence or something happening at the moment</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.1pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Look at those grey clouds. It's <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to </span>rain. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>He's driving too fast on this wet road. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>He's <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to </span>crash. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Oh dear, she's so upset. She's <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to </span>cry. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>It's already 8 o'clock and we're not ready. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>We're <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to</span> miss the train!</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"> <br></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Note that </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>for plans and intentions, these things may happen or they may not but at the time of speaking, the speaker believes they will. Intentions are often positive, constructive or beneficial in some way.</span></b><br></p><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal;"> <br></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;'>'Going to' or present continuous?</span></b></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>When using </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>going to</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>, we might mention a specific time but the focus is on an intention. If the focus is on our fixed plans and arrangements, we use the present continuous. </span></b></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>Compare:</span></b></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><b>"We still have a problem with the computers so we're </b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>going to </span></b><b>discuss it at the next meeting." [talking about an intention]</b></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>"We still have a problem with the computers."</span></b></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal;"> <b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>"Yes, I know but don't worry, we're discussing it at the meeting tomorrow." [talking about a fixed plan]</span></b></p><p><br></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'>'Gonna'</span></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>In informal, spoken English, you will often hear 'going to' sounding like 'gonna' or 'g'na'. It is considered acceptable in everyday conversation but should be avoided in formal situations and in writing. </span></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;'>Have to</span></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>We sometimes use 'going to' before 'have to' in order to </span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>emphasise</span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'> that we regret the necessity of an action:</span></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>I'm going to have to postpone the meeting until next week.</span></b></p><p><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'></span></b><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>I'm sorry but I'm going to have to cancel our holiday.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><br></span></b></p><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'><p><br></p></span></span></font></span></html> =====Examples===== <html><p><img height="100" id="564" style="width: 115px; height: 76px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/564_60fac0335f416888c58e2222dd84a7be.jpg"> </p><p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>It's my husband's 40<sup>th</sup> birthday soon so I'm <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to </span>give him a surprise party. I'm <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">not going to</span> tell him about it. I'm <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to </span>bake an enormous cake, order his </span><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>favourite</span><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'> champagne and invite all his friends. I'm even <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to </span>look for some of his old school friends on Facebook!</span></strong> </p> <p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><img height="100" id="42" style="width: 112px; height: 78px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/42_b562ed5f6223ef9b4e002da7b4f4e938.jpg"></span></strong></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>I need to arrange a meeting with our German suppliers so I'm <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to </span>fix a date with them and book a flight to Hamburg. I'm <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to</span> try to negotiate a better deal with them for next year.</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span><strong> </strong><strong> </strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong><img height="190" id="1130" style="width: 81px; height: 106px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1130_7bceb28f6fa0b4d9f6e77d903b08a3bd.png"></strong> <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>I'm <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to</span> see my friends tonight whether you let me or not!</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><strong> </strong><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><strong><img height="120" id="572" style="width: 104px; height: 77px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/572_5b3d56e0970140454b678f493cf46360.jpg"></strong> <strong>What are you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to</span> do when you graduate?</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span><span><strong><img height="201" id="159" style="width: 77px; height: 114px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/159_5eb6481f7bc913894006706f93d8e390.jpg"></strong> <strong><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>I'm <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to</span> open this one now - I can't wait until my birthday.</span></strong></span></span><strong> </strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong><img height="208" id="1131" style="width: 76px; height: 106px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1131_cb3a7d2ba7ff4e39f9c58d2bb8b0b2cd.jpg"></strong> <strong>T<span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>he ball's <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to </span>drop into the hole.</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong><img height="200" id="568" style="width: 76px; height: 133px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/568_d6e54bb18bca9feea10f20a1c434bfe8.jpg"></strong> <span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>We're <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to </span>have a baby.</strong></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><br></p></span></html> [[en:grammar:home|{{ :file_-_back_3_.png?150 }}]]