Aller + infinitive (to be going to + infinitive) is another way to express the future.
Je vais devenir
folle.
(I am going to go crazy.)
Nous allons avoir une fête pour
ton anniversaire.
(We are going to have a party for your birthday.)
Comment
allez-vous passer vos vacances?
(How are you going to spend your vacation?)
Etre prêt à + infinitive (to be ready to/about to + infinitive) can be used to express a very immediate future:
J'étais
prête à m'evanouir. (I was about to faint.)
Le train est prêt à partir. (The train is about
to leave.)
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