{"id":272793,"date":"2026-07-19T03:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/?p=272793"},"modified":"2026-07-19T03:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:00:37","slug":"be-going-to-negative-a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/en\/blog\/be-going-to-negative-a1\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn A1 English: How to Form Negative Sentences with ‘Be Going To’"},"content":{"rendered":"
To make a negative sentence with be going to<\/span>, you put not<\/span> after the verb be<\/span>.<\/strong> This structure helps you talk about future plans or predictions that will not happen. For example, I am not going to travel next year<\/span> means you have no plan to travel. The full form is subject + am\/is\/are + not + going to + base form of the verb<\/span>. You can also use contractions like isn’t<\/span> or aren’t<\/span> to sound more natural. This is a very common way to express future non-actions or negative predictions in English, especially for things you have already decided.<\/div>\n

What is ‘Be Going To’?<\/h2>\n

Be going to<\/span> is a common way to talk about the future in English.<\/p>\n

We use it for plans and predictions. For example, I am going to study English tonight<\/span> means it is your plan.<\/p>\n

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How Do We Make ‘Be Going To’ Negative?<\/h2>\n

To make be going to<\/span> negative, you add not<\/span> after the verb be<\/span> (am, is, or are).<\/p>\n

The structure is always: subject + be + not + going to + base verb<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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  • For I<\/span>, we say: I am not going to…<\/span><\/li>\n
  • For he\/she\/it<\/span>, we say: He is not going to…<\/span> or She is not going to…<\/span> or It is not going to…<\/span><\/li>\n
  • For you\/we\/they<\/span>, we say: You are not going to…<\/span> or We are not going to…<\/span> or They are not going to…<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    You can also use contractions to speak more quickly:<\/p>\n

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    • I’m not going to…<\/span><\/li>\n
    • He isn’t going to…<\/span> \/ She isn’t going to…<\/span> \/ It isn’t going to…<\/span><\/li>\n
    • You aren’t going to…<\/span> \/ We aren’t going to…<\/span> \/ They aren’t going to…<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      When Do We Use Negative ‘Be Going To’?<\/h2>\n

      We use the negative form of be going to<\/span> for two main reasons:<\/p>\n

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      • To talk about future plans that you will not do.<\/strong> These are decisions you have already made. For example, I’m not going to watch TV tonight<\/span> means you have decided not to watch TV.<\/li>\n
      • To make predictions that something will not happen.<\/strong> This is when you think something is not likely in the future. For example, It isn’t going to rain tomorrow<\/span> means you don’t think it will rain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Examples<\/h2>\n
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        • I am not going to eat pizza for dinner.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • She isn’t going to visit her family next month.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • They are not going to buy a new car this year.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • He isn’t going to finish his homework tonight.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • We aren’t going to travel to the beach this weekend.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • It isn’t going to be easy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Practice<\/h2>\n