Question

1. Pay attention to the expressions in bold in the following sentences and answer the questions.

Set a ballpark figure on what you are going to spend.
Pick a time to shop when you are going to be at your most alert.

a) Are these sentences about the past, present or future?
b) What is the structure of these expressions (verbs)?

Answer 1

A. These sentences are about the future.

B. The structure is: subject + to be + going to + main verb in the base form.