{"id":9723,"date":"2021-05-07T08:41:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T08:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=9723"},"modified":"2021-05-03T13:43:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T13:43:31","slug":"what-are-the-differences-between-going-to-and-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/what-are-the-differences-between-going-to-and-go\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the differences between ‘going to’ and ‘go’?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Going to and go<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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INDEX OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n

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  • How is it formed?<\/li>\n
  • There are two uses of this tense<\/li>\n
  • The difference between ‘will’ and ‘going to’<\/li>\n
  • The difference between ‘I go’ and ‘I’m going’<\/li>\n
  • Examples of GO followed by gerund or infinitive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    In this article we are going to explain everything that\u00a0concerns the configuration of the future with going to<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0In this sense, it can be said that we use going to when we know with some certainty what is going to happen. And, following this same logic, when we talk about something that we have already decided to do<\/p>\n

    In other words,\u00a0“going to” is used to express plans or forceful events for the\u00a0future<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0In Spanish we translate this form of the future conjugated with the verb ir in future as auxiliary.<\/p>\n

    How is it formed?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Affirmative<\/em><\/h3>\n

    subject + verb to be (conjugated in present tense) + going to + verb<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • I am going to buy a car<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      (yo voy a comprar un coche)<\/p>\n

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      • She is going to buy a car<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        (ella va a comprar un coche)<\/p>\n

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        • They are going to buy a car<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          (ellos van a comprar un coche)<\/p>\n

          Negative<\/em><\/h3>\n

          \u00a0<\/strong>subject + verb to be in negative (conjugated in present) + going to + verb<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          • I am not going to buy a car<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            (yo no voy a comprar un coche)<\/p>\n

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            • She isn\u2019t going to buy a car \/ She is not going to buy a car<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              (ella no va a comprar un coche)<\/p>\n

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              • They aren\u2019t going to buy a car \/ They are not going to buy a car<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                (ellos no van a comprar un coche)<\/p>\n

                Interrogative<\/em><\/h3>\n

                \u00a0<\/strong>verb to be (present conjugated) + subject + going to + verb<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                • Are you going to buy a car?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  (\u00bfVas a comprar un coche?)<\/p>\n

                  There are two uses of this tense<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                  To\u00a0express previously considered decisions, plans or future intentions<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0When we say “I am going to do something” it means that we have decided to do it, our intention is to do it.<\/p>\n

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                  • Tomorrow I\u2019m going to visit my aunt<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    (ma\u00f1ana voy a visitar a mi t\u00eda)<\/p>\n

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                    • We\u2019re going to buy a car next month<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      (nos vamos a comprar un coche el mes que viene )<\/p>\n

                      When we see that\u00a0something is going to happen because it is very evident<\/strong>\u00a0(predictions based on what one sees)<\/p>\n

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                      • Look at the sky. It\u2019s going to rain<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        (mira el cielo. Va a llover)<\/p>\n

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                        • It\u2019s ten o\u2019clock and you\u2019re not ready. You\u2019re going to be late.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          (son las 10 y no est\u00e1s lista. Vas a llegar tarde)<\/p>\n

                          The difference between ‘will’ and ‘going to’<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                          Will<\/strong><\/h3>\n

                          \u00a0<\/strong>Will is an auxiliary, also known as a modal verb.\u00a0This means that we use it to create a form of the verb, in this case, the future.<\/p>\n

                          (Note<\/strong> : “will” will always be accompanied by a verb in its base form to form the future).<\/p>\n

                          Will or going to refer to future events but are used in different contexts<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0While will is used to make promises and talk about spontaneous decisions, going to is more common to talk about making plans or intentions.<\/p>\n

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                          • It is also used\u00a0to make promises, offers<\/strong>\u00a0…<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            I’ll always love you<\/p>\n

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                            • It is used to\u00a0talk about wills or desires and to make predictions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                              I will meet you at 6 pm \/ I think it will rain this afternoon<\/p>\n

                              Going to<\/strong><\/h3>\n

                              It is generally used to talk about plans or intentions and premeditated decisions to be made in the future.<\/p>\n

                              The difference between I go and I’m going<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                              \u00a0<\/strong>The difference between I go and I’m going (and between we go and we’re going, etc.) is:<\/p>\n

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                              • I go is used for common things, things that are done with a certain regularity<\/li>\n
                              • I’m going is used for specific things: now and in the future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                For example:<\/p>\n

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                                • I go to the cinema.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                  Without knowing more information, it could\u00a0be I go to the cinema or I’m going to the cinema<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0The frequency or some reference to the time is missing.\u00a0But if it is specified:<\/p>\n

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                                  • Voy al cine cada semana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                    I go to the cinema every week.<\/em><\/p>\n

                                    something usual<\/p>\n

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                                    • Voy al cine ma\u00f1ana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                      I\u2019m going to the cinema tomorrow<\/em>.<\/p>\n

                                      something punctual<\/p>\n

                                      More examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                                      • Vamos de vacaciones dos veces al a\u00f1o.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                        We go on holiday twice a year<\/em>.<\/p>\n

                                        something usual<\/p>\n

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                                        • Vamos de vacaciones en agosto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                          We\u2019re going on holiday in August<\/em>.<\/p>\n

                                          something punctual<\/p>\n

                                          Examples of GO followed by gerund or infinitive<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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                                          • They go to the coast every weekend<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                            Van a la costa todos los fines de semana.<\/p>\n

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                                            • They\u2019re going to the coast next weekend.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                              Van a la costa el pr\u00f3ximo fin de semana.<\/p>\n

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                                              • How do you normally go to work?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                \u00bfC\u00f3mo vas al trabajo normalmente?<\/em><\/p>\n

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                                                • How are you going to work tomorrow?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                                  \u00bfC\u00f3mo vas al trabajo ma\u00f1ana?<\/p>\n

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