http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTense/zckv/post.htm#25488Fri, 22 May 2009 18:28:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:25488Guest0http://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTense/zckv/post.htm#25488http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-25488.xmlI understood, and thanks for the thorough reply. My original question was if "going to" was an actual verb itself or not. Jackhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTense/zckv/post.htm#25413Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:28:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:25413maj1http://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTense/zckv/post.htm#25413http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-25413.xmlIf you gave some more examples I am sure we would understand your explanation better.http://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTense/zckv/post.htm#25410Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:28:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:25410rommie2http://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTense/zckv/post.htm#25410http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-25410.xmlI assumed that, before this discussion, the original poster would have analysed "going to run" as "going to" + "run" (a present tense verb), and that he/she now analyses it as "going" + "to run" (an infinitive verb). If so, they have understood. The noun variants ("going to France") were ones I invented for demonstration. Yes, these are "going to" + noun. If our guest is still unclear, I suggest he/she ask some more. Rommiehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTense/zckv/post.htm#25395Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:28:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:25395mirapence3http://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTense/zckv/post.htm#25395http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-25395.xmlRommie, he seems still a bit confused. "be going + infinitive" and "be going to + verb" are the same thing. Shouldn't he have said "be going to + noun (pronoun)" instead of "be going to + verb"?http://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTense/zckv/post.htm#25350Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:28:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:25350rommie4http://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTense/zckv/post.htm#25350http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-25350.xmlYes. That's it. Absolutely. Rommie.http://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTense/zckv/post.htm#25344Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:28:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:25344Guest5http://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTense/zckv/post.htm#25344http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-25344.xmlWhat you're saying makes me think the future tense looks like this: be + going + infinitive NOT be + going to + verb Yes??? No??? Jackhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTense/zckv/post.htm#25325Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:28:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:25325rommie6http://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTense/zckv/post.htm#25325http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-25325.xmlSpot on. In the phrase "going to", "going" does not always indicate the verb "to go", sometimes it only introduces future tense. The thing to look out for is whether or not the "to" is a preposition (as in "to New York") or an infinitive (as in "to see a movie"). If it's a preposition, you've got the verb "to go". If it's an infinitive, you've got future tense. So "I'm going to New York" would be present tense "to go". Just to make things confusing, however, "I'm going to New York" might still be in the future, especially if followed by something like "next Tuesday", but for a different reason. This is because present tense is sometimes used to indicate future action, especially if the action is imminent or in the near-future....http://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTense/zckv/post.htmSun, 22 Mar 2009 19:28:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:25317Guest7http://www.englishforums.com/English/FutureTense/zckv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-25317.xmlI'm a little confused on the anatomy of the future tense with regard to "going to." For example: I am going to see a movie To me this looks like the present progressive (am going) + an infinitive (to see), but all explanations I find say that "be + going to + verb" is the correct structure. This leads me to believe that 'going' and 'going to' are actually two different verbs. Can anyone clarify this for me? thanks, Jack