(En Bill tindrà una festa dissabte.)
We use be going to when there is a previous intention, e.g.:
| Bill is going to have a party on Saturday. (En Bill tindrà una festa dissabte.) |
| What are you going to do this weekend? (Què penses fer aquest cap de setmana?) |
| I can't go to the cinema because I'm going to go to bed early. (No puc anar al cinema perquè me n'aniré al llit d'hora.) |
We also use be going to when the current situation holds the cause of what is going to happen, e.g.:
| Look at those clouds. It's going to rain. (Mira aquells núvols. Va a ploure.) |
| Those boxes are going to fall. (Aquelles caixes cauran.) |
Notice the difference between be going to and will.
| A: We haven't got any milk. (No tenim llet.) B: I know. I'm going to buy some this afternoon. (Ja sé. En penso comprar aquesta tarda.) (This implies that B had already decided before A spoke.) Compare: C: We haven't got any milk. (No tenim llet.) D: OK. I'll buy some this afternoon. D'acord. (En compraré aquesta tarda.) (This implies that D decides as a result of what C says.) |
