lalie pli I’m going to (do) lam going to do something=|have already decided to dit, intend todo is ‘Are you going to eat anything?” ‘No, mnothurey’ © nv near Sarah won the lottery, Whats she going to do withthe money? f: She's going to buy a new ca I'm just going to make 2 quick phone call. Canyouwat for me? © Thischeesesmelishorrble. 'm not going to eat a= am doing andl am going to do Jam doing =itis already fixed or arranged. For example, you have arranged to go somewhere ‘or meet somebody: © Fim leaving next week, I've booked my fight © What time are you meeting Emily this evening? lam going to do something= I've decided to do it. Maybe I've arranged to doit, maybe not. ©: Yourshoes are din. 5: Yes, know. I'm going to clean them. \ve decided to clean them, but haven't arranged thiswith anybody) ©. Idon'twant to stay here. Tomorrow I'm going to look for somewhere else to stay Compare: © I don'tknow what ’'m doing tomorrow. (=| don't know my schedule or plans) © [don’t know what ’'m going to do about the problem. (=| haven't decided what to do} Often the difference is small and either form s possible. = You can also say that ‘somethingis going to happen’ in the future. For example: The man isn't looking where he is going. Heis going to walk into the wall When we say that 'somethingis going to happen’, the situation now makes this clear. ‘The man is walking towards the wall now, so we can see that he is going to walk into it. now future Some more examples: © Lookat those black clouds! It's going to rain. (we can see the clouds now) feel terible. | thinkl’m going to be sick. (|feel terrible now) The economic situation is bad now and things are going to get worse. Iwas going to do something=| intended todo it, but didnt do it Wewere going to travel by train, but then we decided to drive instead © Iwas just going to cross the road when somebody shouted Stop!” You can say that ‘something was going to happen’ (aut didn'thappen | thought itwas going to rain, butt didn’t 40 P7 tam doing (tue) > Unit19A I willand i'm going to Unit 23