going to-future and Present Progressive
going to-future and Present Progressive
We can substitute the going to-future with the Present Progressive when using an expression of time. There is only little difference between the two sentences.
- We are watching a tennis match at 2 o'clock.
- We are going to watch a tennis match at 2 o'clock.
We usually use the Present Progressive with go and come rather than the going to-future:
- I am going to go to the zoo. → I am going to the zoo.
- I am going to come to the zoo. → I am coming to the zoo.