Going to

The structure "going to" is used to express an immediate future, make predictions based on evidence , or talk about future plans and intentions.

Affirmative

Personal    ➕  Auxiliary     ➕ going to ➕ Verb in simple form ➕ Complement 

 noun               ( am, is, are) 

Negative

Personal ➕Auxiliary ➕  Not ➕going to➕Verb in simple form➕Complement

  noun           (am, is, are)

                         \____________/

                                          |

                              I'm not, isn't, aren't

Interrogative

Auxiliary   ➕Personal ➕going to➕Verb in simple form➕complement➕ ?

(am, is, are)      noun

WH Questions

WH ➕  Auxiliary ➕ Personal➕ going to ➕Verb in ➕ complement ➕  ?

Questions (am, is, are)       noun                       simple form

Short Answers

(+)
Yes   ➕   Personal noun   ➕  Auxiliary

                                                  (am, is, are)  

(-)

No   ➕   Personal Noun   ➕   Auxiliary ➕   Not

                                                  (am, is, are)  

                                                \__________________/

                                                                        |

                                                       (I'm not, isn't, aren't) 

With which personal noun is the auxiliary AM, IS and ARE used?

I AM
You ARE
He IS
She IS
It IS
We ARE
They ARE

EXAMPLES

1.- I am going to study tonight.

     Voy a estudiar esta noche.  

2.- He is not going to play soccer tomorrow.

     Él no va a jugar fútbol mañana.

3.- Are they going to buy a new car?

     ¿Ellos van a comprar un auto nuevo?

4.- When is she going to start her new job?

    ¿Cuándo va a empezar su nuevo trabajo?

Andrea Lizbeth Chargoy Espinoza