Questions in the going to-future

1. Questions without question words in the going to-future

Auxiliary Subject going to Verb Complement Yes/No Subject Auxiliary
(+ n't)
Are you going to watch TV tonight? Yes,
No,
I
I
am.
am not.
Is Hillary going to read a book over the weekend? Yes,
No,
No,
she
she
she
is.
is not.
isn't.

2. Questions with question words in the going to-future

Question word Auxiliary Subject going to Verb Complement Answer
Where are you going to spend your holidays? I am going to spend my holidays in Italy.
What is Frank going to have for dinner? He is going to have a pizza.

► Use is with the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), am with the 1st person singular (I) and in all other persons are.

Use going to and the infinitive after the subject in all persons.