1、定义：表示将要发生的动作或存在的状态，以及打算、计划或准备某事。句中一般含有表示将来的时间状语，如：tomorrow morning，next week，this afternoon等表示将来的时间状语。
2、构成：
① be gong to +动词原形
如：I am going to see a Beijing opera tomorrow.
We are going to meet at bus stop at half past ten.
Dad and I are going to see a Beijing opera this afternoon.
② will +动词原形
如：They will go swimming this afternoon.
3、be going to 和will 区别：
① be going to表示经过事先安排、打算或决定要做的事情，基本上一定会发生；will则表示有可能去做，但不一定发生，也常表示说话人的临时决定。
如：I am going to take part in a party this evening.
They are cleaning the library now. I‟ll go and join them.
②be going to表示近期或眼下就要发生的事情；will表示的将来时间则较远一些。如：He is going to write a letter tomorrow.
I will meet her one day.
③ be going to还可以用来表示有迹象表明某件事将要发生，常用于天气等自然现象。如：Look! It‟s going to rain.
4、一般将来时句型转换：
| 肯定句 | 否定句 | 一般疑问句及回答 |
| She is going to have a picnic tomorrow. | She isn’t going to have a picnic tomorrow. |
—Is she going to have a
picnic tomorrow? —Yes, she is. / No, she
isn’t.
|
| They will go swimming this afternoon. | They will not(won’t) go swimming this afternoon. |
—Will they go swimming
this afternoon? —Yes, they will. / No, they
won’t.
|