Plans, intentions, and predictions based on evidence: I'm going to visit Paris
Subject + am/is/are + going to + base verb
Subject + am/is/are + not + going to + base verb
Am/Is/Are + subject + going to + base verb?
💡 In speech, 'going to' often sounds like 'gonna'. Avoid 'gonna' in formal writing.
✓She's going to have a baby.
✗She's going to has a baby.
Base verb after 'going to'.
✓Look! He's going to fall!
✗Look! He will fall!
Use 'going to' for predictions based on present evidence.
✓I'm not going to tell anyone.
✗I'm not going tell anyone.
Keep 'to' in negative form.