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Another word for things not going as planned

Only five people signed up? My boss is not going to speak to such a small audience.

It 's going to be a beautiful day after all. It 's going to take a long time to get a table. We can use "going to" to express a prediction (a guess or estimate) about what may happen in the future based on what is happening right now. The only real difference is that u sing the present continuous (going to) is shorter than saying "going to go."

We are going to Japan to see the Olympic Games.

We are going to go to Japan to see the Olympic Games.

Yes, it is correct to use either form with the verb "go." Sometimes learners wonder if the verb "go" can be used with "be going to" because it seems strange to repeat "go" twice.

Are you going to attend the lecture this afternoon? (be going to).

Are you attending the lecture this afternoon? (present continuous).

Next week I'm going to go to New York on business.

Next week I'm going to New York on business.

They are very close in meaning so it's possible to use either: Note: We can also use the present continuous to talk about planned future arrangements.

What are you going to wear to the dance?.

Are you going to come to my party tomorrow?.

He's not going to speak at the conference.

My daughter 's going to study law at college next year.

Next week I'm going to start a new diet.

I'm really tired so I'm going to sleep early tonight.

In this situation, we've already decided or planned this action. We can use "going to" to describe a planned action that will happen in the near future. There are two main uses of "be going to" + the infinitive. Aren't they going to fly to their daughter's wedding in Los Angeles?.

Where is your brother going to sleep when he visits you?.Is he going to tell us what to study for the test?.Are you going to speak at the conference?.Who is going to read the next paragraph?.To form of questions, we invert the subject (e.g, I, you) and "is/am/are." If we use a wh- question word, we insert it at the beginning of the sentence. Pronunciation Note: When we speak, we also often say "gonna" instead of "going to." We shorten and push the words together so that we can speak more quickly.įor example, I'm going to play tennis this afternoon sounds like: Aym gonna play tennis. Remember, contractions are common in spoken and informal English. I'm afraid they're not going to read the whole report.Īgain, it's okay to contract the subject pronoun and verb "be" or not contract them:.He's going to tell his boss he's resigning today.My favorite team is going to play tomorrow evening.We're not going to see my mother this summer.It's late so I don't think he's going to do his homework tonight.Here are some examples to make sure this is clear: We can also add "not" in front of "going to" to form the negative. We can use contractions (e.g., I'm, he's) by combining the subject pronoun (e.g., I, he) with the verb "be".