Complete theconversationbetween Max and Jim withgoing toand
the verb in parentheses.
Jim: Hey, I hear you’regoing tothe beach next week. What
(1) do you do (do) while you’re there?
Max: Well, I (2) relax (relax). I (3) don’t think (not think) about
work for a week. I (4) read (read) a good book, play tennis, and lie
on the beach.
Julie (5) takes (take) surfing lessons. She doesn’t like too much
relaxation.
What are the differences betweenPresent Progressivefor future,
andGoing to?
We can substitute the going to-future with the Present Progressive
when using an expression of time. We usually use the Present
Progressive with go and come rather than the going to-future.
I’m going to start
I’m starting
I start