going toとは

意味・読み方・使い方

成句

(be) going to

1. Forms a present progressive tense with a future aspect.

   I’m going to throw out the milk if nobody’s going to drink it.

   • 1872, Mark Twain], "The Story of Grandfather's Old Ram" in Roughing It, Chapter 53

     Sh–! Don’t speak–he’s going to commence.

2. Entails a past progressive action that preceded an ensuing occurrence or action in the past.

   I was going to cut the grass, but it started raining.

使用する際の注意点

• Going is technically a present participle (of go) that may be followed by an infinitive with “to”. Such a phrase is commonly considered a modal or auxiliary verb.
• The future formed with "going to" (または "gonna") differs from that formed with "will". It usually indicates something already planned, an intention, or something that is bound to happen. Some examples of this contrast:

However, there are other contexts that are such that the two modals will mean the same thing.

• It is sometimes used without the main verb (in the infinitive) if the verb contextually inferable:

"Did you cut the grass?" "No, I was going to, but it started raining."

• In spoken English "going to" is often replaced by "gonna", but only when forming a future, not in a sentence like "I'm going to New York" (although this might be pronounced "I'm goin' to New York").