Questions & Answers about Сегодня вечером я иду в кино‑клуб.
Why is иду (present tense) used when the action is in the future (this evening)?
In Russian, the present tense of verbs of motion (like идти) is very often used for planned or scheduled future actions, especially when there is a clear time expression.
So Сегодня вечером я иду в кино‑клуб is best translated as “I’m going to the cinema club this evening”, just like in English we use the present continuous for future plans.
Compare:
- Я иду в кино‑клуб завтра. – I’m going to the cinema club tomorrow.
- Завтра иду к врачу. – I’m going to the doctor tomorrow.
It still looks like present tense, but the time word (сегодня вечером) makes it clearly future in meaning.
What’s the difference between идти and ходить, and why is it иду here, not хожу?