Expressing Intention

Social function of intention 

to state plans or something intended to do in the future. 

Asking Intention : 

What are you going to do? 

Any plan for the weekend? 

Are you thinking of...? 

Do you have any intention of...? 

Is it your intention to...? 

Expressing Intention : 

We would like to... 

He will... 

She would rather... 

My mother is going to... 

I am going to... 

I am planning to... 

I will make an effort to... 

I am thinking of... 

I reckon I will... 

I have every intention of... 

I fully intended to... 

She is going to cook a brownis 

We will go to Lombok next years 

The Moscow State Circus is going to be perform in Cheltenham next week 

We will celebrate our anniversary by flying to New York next month 

Example of Expressing Intention 

I would like to tell about my family 

I will visit museum today 

I want to make a pancake 

I am going to introduce my friend 

I would rather stay at home than go fishing 

To express willingness: use will 

(+) Subject + will + V1 + Object/Complement 

(-)  Subject + will not + V1 + Object/Complement 

(?) Will + subject + V1 + Object/complement 

(+) She will visit her cousins on the next holiday. 

(-) She will not visit her cousins on the next holiday. 

(?) Will she visit her cousins on the next holiday? 

to express a prior plan: Use only be going to 

(+) Subject + Be going to + V1 + O/C 

(-) Subject + Be not going to + V1 + O/C 

(?) Be + Subject + going to + V1 + O/C 

(+) She is going to visit her cousins on the next holiday. 

(-) She is not going to visit her cousins on the next holiday? 

(?) Is she going to visit her cousins on the next holiday? 

sample of Conversation 

Sarah: Hello Ali, what are you going to do this weekend? 

Ali     : Hello, I am going to visit my grandmother in Riau. How about you? 

Sarah : Well, I still do not have any plan for the weekend. 

Ali      : Why don’t you go to museum? 

Sarah : That is a good idea. But, I have to do my assignment first. Have you done your assignment? 

Ali       : No, I have not, I’d like to do them this evening. 

Sarah  : Well, can we do together? 

Ali       : Yes, of course. 

Sarah  : Okay, great. I will go to your house at 3 P.M then. 

Ali        : I will be waiting for.