Be-going to future

Going-To Future is a term used to describe an English sentence structure referring to the future, making use of the verb phrase be going to.

Formation

subject + be (in the proper form for the subject) + going to + verb + any other information

Usage

Going-To Future is used when the speaker wishes to express:

• previously formed intention: "I am going to look into the matter thoroughly." (if will was used here, it would imply a presently formed spontaneous decision)
• certainty about the future based on evidence or fact from the present or the speaker's opinion: "If you don't hasten, you are going to get caught by the police and haled back to gaol." "Woeful tidings I bring – the clouds I have seen just behind this mountain, but heading our way, indicate that our humble dwellings are going to be swept away by the impending storm."

See also: will future, shall, grammatical tense, grammatical aspect