be going to or present continuous

Question

جایی هست که ساختار be going to و present continuous رو نشه بجای هم استفاده کرد؟ استادمون راجب پیش بینی گفته بود نمیشه continuous رو بجای be going to استفاده کرد. دقیق یادم نمیاد و بجز این حالت جای دیگه ایم هست نشه این دوتا رو جا به جا کرد؟

Answer 1

I assume you already know how to use these to express a definite plan. Use 'will' or 'be going to' to predict something as in

'People will live on the moon in the future.'

'It's going to rain soon.'

There is one more place where the present continuous and be going to are not interchangeable: when you talk about a permanent future situattion as in

'Her new house is going to have 3 floors.'