##### Unit 19. (I'm) going to (do)
~할 예정이다.
#1. I am going to do something = I have already decided to do it, I intend to do it:
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A: Are you going to watch the football game on TV tonight?
B: No, I'm going to go to bed early. I'm tired from my trip.
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A: I heard Lisa won some money. What is she going to do with it?
B: She's going to buy a new car.
+ I'm going to make a quick phone call. Can you wait for me?
+ This cheese smells awful. I'm not going to eat it.
* We use "I am doing (present continuous)" when we say what we have arranged to do,
"I am going to do something" = I've decided to do it (but perhaps not arranged to do it).
+ What time are you meeting Amanda tonight?
+ I'm leaving tomorrow. I already have my plane ticket.
+ The windows are dirty. I'm going to wash them later.
=> I've decided to wash them, but I haven't arranged to wash them.
+ I've decided not to stay here any longer. Tomorrow I'm going to look for another place to live.
#2. You can also say that "something is going to happen" in the future.
* situation now -> future happening
+ The man can't see the wall in front of him. He is going to walk in to the wall.
그는 앞에 벽을 못봤어. 그는 벽을 향해 걸어가고 있어. => 미래에 벽에 부딪힐 상황을 우리로 하여금 알게(믿게) 만듬
+ Look at those dark clouds! It's going to rain. (the clouds are there now) 비가 올거라는 걸 예상할 수 있음
+ I feel awful. I think I'm going to be sick. (I feel awful now)
+ The economic situation is bad now, and thins are going to get worse.
#3. I was going to (do something) = I intended to do it, but didn't do it: (과거에 의도하였으나, 실제로 하지는 않았음)
+ We were going to fly to New York, but then we decided to drive instead.
+ Peter was going to take the exam, but he changed his mind.
+ I was just going to cross the street when somebody shouted, "Stop!"
We can say that "something was going to happen" (but didn't happen): (수동태가능)
+ I thought it was going to rain, but it didn't it. (but, didn't happen)
# Exercises
+ You bought a sweater, but it doesn't fit you very well. You have decided to return it.
+ You have been offered a job, but you have decided not to take it.
+ The food is awful.
+ It is 8:30. Tom is leaving his house. He should be at work at 8:45, but it takes him 30 minutes to get there. He is going to be late.
+ We were going to fly to New York, but then we decided to drive instead.