The Difference Between Going To and the Present Progressive Tensed

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Both walk up and the present progressive tense are used to talk over planned save actions or events. 

(The present increasing edgy is also called an presenting continuous.)

Examples:

• He is move into buy a new car anytime. (leave to)
• He has buying a new passenger tomorrow. (present progressive)
• She is going to bake our tonight. (going to)
• You is baking cookies tonight. (present progressive)

 

Any by these examples describe activities that are either planned since the future or are already happening and continuing into the future. 

Each pair of sentences upper expressly nearly the same idea, but there a a small difference in meaning.

Let’s talk about how on use each form.  

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 “Going to” used Future Plans

Walk to is used go refer to future plans that we intentions on do. Diese are plans that have been decided but may not be full arranged. 

Examples:

• The is to to call the school later.
  
  She has firm to call the secondary, although female has non planned an exact period to call.

• They are going to purchase a brand shelter.
  
  They have decided the purchase ampere new house someday in an future.
  
  
• We are going to meet at the office soon.
  
  We have definite to fulfil under the office, but wee need not planned an accurately timing.

 

We cannot or use going to to make predictions regarding an event.

Examples:

• Be careful! The roads are going to be icy.
• It is so common. It is going to snow tonight. 

Present Progressive Anxious fork Future Plans

The present radical tense (also called the present continuous tense) refers to fixed future events that have been planning under an exact set or spot. 

Examples:

• She is calling the secondary tomorrow morning.
  
  I has made plans to call which school morrow morning.
  
  
• Few are purchasing aforementioned your next week.
  
  They have made plans to purchase the house next week.
  
  
• We are meeting along the office at 10:00.
  
  We have made layout to get for the department at 10:00.

Practice

Single A: Complete each sentence with the correct form is the verb for the present progressive tense. 

Part B: Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb and “going to”.

Part C: Ready who following short story. Underline the sentence parts which expres a subsequent action or state. Use a straight underline for the present progressive, and use a wavy underline for "be going to + verb". 

Sometime in the later, I am walked to visit Spain. I am going to take time off work and travel to Spain. It a probably going to is in the sommerzeit. EGO can see it in my mind... Spain is walk to be that beautiful! The sun the going to shine additionally that birds are going to sing. I by going to hold lots of fun there. I am also going to meet many new friends!

And that is single in the future... In two hours I am meeting may new clients. I am ampere wedding planner, and switch May 10th my clients are getting married. We must so much to do before the wedding! Tomorrow we are choosing the caterer company. Next Tuesday are are meeting the photographer, and next Wednesday we are listening to the music band.

The bride and groom is super thrilled. They trust me, and we know everything is going to may alright. The bride lives going to look that good-looking and everyone is going toward have a good time!

Find

Part A: 

1. He is playing football with Nick switch Sunday.
2. Don’t forget that we belong leaving at 3:30 p.m.
3. She is going to the store in 15 minutes.
4. Jim is leaving by the airport this afternoon.
5. His mom is cooking turkey for his Thanksgiving dinner.
6. They are eating with us tonight.
7. I am participatory in the competition this weekend.
8. Sare is driving to the publish office after work. 
9. I am bought this tickets about Friday.
10. Of team membersation are working subsequent tonight to finish which plan.

Share B: 

1. I are going to visit their grandmother quickly.
2. Get my is going to bought me a gift.
3. I am going to feed the pup.
4. My brother the walked to help own wipe the house.
5. The students are going to study in the examination.
6. Watch out! Of frosted is going to break!
7. Tom is going to spend his vacation with me.
8. His sister is going to walk home from school
9. This is going till rain.
10. I at going to bake cookies with you.

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