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What is the difference between I’m about to go play basketball. and I'm going to play basketball. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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“be going to” means you will do something tomorrow、next month...
“be about to” means that you will do something in a moment.
Example:
I am going to have a holiday. （next month）
I am about to finish my homework .（tonight）
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- English (UK)
- Simplified Chinese (China)
“be going to” means you will do something tomorrow、next month...
“be about to” means that you will do something in a moment.
Example:
I am going to have a holiday. （next month）
I am about to finish my homework .（tonight）
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
- English (UK)
- Simplified Chinese (China)
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