It's neither. It's really a present progressive which is being used to talk about future time.
https://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/modal.html
https://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/tense.html

Hi,
I'm very confuse "I'm going to" which is a modal or a future tense?
How can I clarify between them?
Thanks
Tigerboy
It's neither. It's really a present progressive which is being used to talk about future time.
https://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/modal.html
https://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/tense.html
and you could say i'm going to for things that you had planned lately..
Or simply intend or want to do.![]()
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