Lesson 16b - Future - "To be going to" - Negative

Vocabulary

Description

The negative of "be going to" is formed by placing "not" after the verb "be." Note the change in the forms of the verb "be". The main verb is in simple form.

Note the contracted forms. For more information on contractions (wasn't) please refer to Lesson 1b.

Negative


I am not going to eat.

I'm not going to eat.


You are not going to eat.

You're not going to eat.

You aren't going to eat.


He is not going to eat.

He's not going to eat.

He isn't going to eat.


She is not going to eat.

She's not going to eat.

She isn't going to eat.


It is not going to eat.

It's not going to eat.

It isn't going to eat.


We are not going to eat.

We're not going to eat.

We aren't going to eat.


You are not going to eat.

You're not going to eat.

You aren't going to eat.


They are not going to eat.

They're not going to eat.

They aren't going to eat.

Examples:

I am not going to go home.

He's not going to swim tomorrow.

It's not going to rain tonight.

Our family is not going to visit our grandparents.

You aren't going to like the hotel.

The children are not going to eat cake at the party.