Questions & Answers about Je vais scanner la copie ce soir et te l’envoyer par courriel.
In French, aller + infinitive is a very common way to talk about the near future.
So:
- je vais scanner = I’m going to scan
- je vais envoyer = I’m going to send
It works much like English to be going to + verb.
This form is often called the near future or futur proche. It is especially common in everyday speech. In this sentence, it suggests a planned action for later today: ce soir.
French could also use the simple future:
That is also correct, but je vais... sounds very natural and conversational.