Begoingto Presentcontinuous
begoingto presentcontinuous Weuse“begoingto”to talkaboutfutureplansor intentions.Itimpliesthat thespeakerhasthe intentionorplantodo something,butmaynot havetakenanyconcrete stepstoschedule/arrange ityet.
I’mgoingtogooutthis weekend.
(Iintendtogobuthave notarrangedityet.)
I’mgoingtogetanew job.(Iintendtogetanewjob.)
I’mgoingtotakemy drivingtestnextmonth.
(Iintendtodoit,butthetesthas notbeenscheduledorarrangedyet.)
Weusethepresent continuoustotalkabout arrangementsorplansthat arealreadyscheduledor fixed.Itindicatesthatyou havealreadymadeplans andarrangementsfor somethinginthefuture.
I’mgoingoutthis weekend.
(I’mdefinitelygoingoutthisweekend. Ihavealreadyarrangedtodoit. Thereisadefinitetimeand/orplace).
I’mgettinganewjob.
(It’salreadydecided/arranged.)
I'mtakingmydrivingtest nextmonth.
(It’sadefiniteplan.Thetest hasalreadybeenscheduled.)
