PRESENT CONTINUOUS; BE GOING TO

PRESENT CONTINUOUS; BE GOING TO

1. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

   • We can use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements.
   • structures.
     • subject + verb to be + verb ing + complement
       • example.
         • afirmative.
           • *He is reading a book. *she is eating.
         • negative
           • *he is not reading a book. *she is not eating.
         • questions
           • *is he reading a book? *is she eating?

2. BE GOING TO

   • Positive.
     • subject + am/is/are going to + infinitve
       • *I am going to eat tomorrow. * I am going to change my computer.
   • Negative.
     • subject + am/is/are + not going to + infinitive
       • * They are not going to meet their targeets. * I am not going to eat.
   • questions
     • am/is/are + subject + going to + infinitive
       • *Am i going to eat? *Is he going to give a talk?
   • we use be going to + infinitive to talk about general intentions and plans.

3. DIFFERENCE

   • The present continuous is mainly used to talk about personal arrangements and fixed plans.
   • Be going to can also be usedd to express the same idea; however; it pust an extra emphasis on the idea of intention.

4. by: Jose Rodolfo Farfan Huaman

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