Easy Phrasal Verbs: Learn English verbs through conversations

34.5 be going to get to (future prediction)

34.5.1 John and his friends Chad and David are driving all the way from California to New

York. John's car is quite old. It starts to have engine trouble. Chad and David are worried

that they won't be able to go to New York.

John: Uh-oh. Sounds like we have car trouble.

Chad: What's up?

John: I'm not sure. The engine warning light is on.

David: What? We're not gonna* get to New York at this rate.

John: Don't panic. I'll find a garage.

David: Are we gonna get there either?

John:  Of  course  we're  gonna  get  there.  Don't  worry.  I've  had  engine

trouble lots of times before with this car. It's fine!

Chad and David: What!?

* “gonna” is often used as a shortened form of “going to”

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