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| For future plans you intend to do, use "going to" |
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is/are/am
going to
VERB Examples: I can't meet you tomorrow. I'm going to see my grandmother, who's in the hospital. I'm going to end it with Alexis. I can't go on another day. Is this relationship going to last? We both need to ask ourselves this. I'm going to tell her what I think of her. I'm going to get a new job. Negative form: is/are/am not going to VERB Examples: I'm not going to hurt you. Just put down the gun, and let's talk. He's not going to make a mess. You are so paranoid. OR He isn't going to make a mess. You're so paranoid. |
| For future plans you have already arranged a time and place for, use the present continuous |
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is/are/am
VERBing Examples: John is taking time off in August, and we're heading up to our cottage in Vermont. The nursing department is expanding into a new building this August. |