We often use the present form am/are/is/ going to +an infinitive to talk
about the future.
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It expresses an intention or plan:
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I’m going to work this evening.
Who is going to look after the baby tomorrow? We’re going to (go to) France next summer. |
It may have additional meanings of
strong resolution or determination: |
I’m going to keep asking her out
until she says Yes. |
We use this construction when we predict: |
I think it’s going to rain this evening. Do you think the car is going to start |
Sometimes we use "going to" when we say that something is going to happen because we can see it coming (we have "present evidence for the future"). |
Look at those clouds – it’s going to rain. The flowers are going to wither. |
I am He is She is It is We are You are They are |
going to do something |