Saturday, September 22, 2012

Future Simple (Be Going To)





Form
  • Positive: Subject + am/is/are + going to + verb 1 (present form of the verb)
  • Negative: Subject + am/is/are + not + going to + verb 1
  • Question: Am/Is/Are + subject + verb 1?


Usage


Be going to is used to talk about: 

1. a plan/intention ( at the moment of speaking you have already decided, planned, or intended to do something) 

For examples,
  • I am going to finish this proposal by this week. (Intention) 
  • They are going to move their house. (Plan) 
  • I am going to wait here until Sophal gets back. (Intention) 

ករណីទី ១-- យើងប្រើ Be Going To ដើម្បី​បង្ហាញពី ផែនការ ឬ ដើម្បើនិយាយពី​​ការតាំងចិត្ត​ពោល​គឺអ្នក​និយាយ​បាន​​​សម្រេចចិត្ត គ្រោង ឬ តាំងចិត្ត​ធ្វើអ្វីមួយ​រួចទៅ​​ហើយ​មុនពេល​ដែល​គេ​និយាយ។
 
2. a prediction with present evidence (you predict something basing on what you have seen, heard, or known)

For examples,
  • Look at the tree! It’s going to fall
  • The sky is full of clouds. It’s going to rain
  • The price’s going up. The demand for goods is going to fall down

ករណីទី ២-- យើងប្រើ Be Going To ដើម្បីធ្វើការ ព្យាករណ៍ (ឬធ្វើការទស្សន៍ទាយ) ដោយពឹង ផ្អែក លើភស្តុតាង ឬតម្រុយ នាពេលបច្ចុប្បន្ន។​ ​(លក្ខខ័ណ្ឌ ស្រដៀង​​គ្នាសូមមើល Will)។