If you say: "those countries are going to war," you are saying that you are aware that circumstances have been set in motion that make a future war certain to happen. "About …
When I am going to market to buy groceries tomorrow, I will stop by your place. Here you put that continuous action in the background and talk about other event "stop by your …
Thus one might say, "I am going to eat dinner at 6 o'clock." In that use the process is de-emphasized, and the time is probably the beginning time. If one were to say "I am …
Michael Swan says that "be going to + Infinitive" structure often emphasises the idea of intention. However, there is no connotation of intention in the sentence, "The man is …
"I am going to" is, as we know, the near future tense. By default, it speaks with a bit more confidence, but only because it is the near future. "I will" is just as confident but this …
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