Using the near future tense in Spanish for arranged future actions
In Spanish, we use El Futuro Próximo, e.g. "voy a comprar, vas a comprar, va a comprar, etc" when we are talking about things that we've arranged for the future.
Have a look at the following examples:
Notice how in Spanish, El Futuro Próximo is used but in English El Presente Progresivo is used instead.
Remember: to express what you are doing in the future as an already decided and arranged for action in the future, use El Futuro Próximo, not El Presente Progresivo.
For example:
I've decided to go to Barcelona this coming Saturday:
"Voy a ir a Barcelona este sábado." (correct)
"Estoy yendo a Barcelona este sábado." (incorrect)
(I am going to Barcelona this Saturday.)
See also a more basic lesson on El Presente Progresivo and El Futuro Próximo:
Conjugate in the near future in Spanish with ir a + infinitive (El Futuro próximo)
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