"Tu vas avoir un lion ?"

Translation: You are going to have a lion?

[jjstones19]

Why is this sentence under the PRESENT TENSE verbs category??

[Sitesurf]

In English as well as in French, these verbs are indeed at the present tense.

However, with those constructions: "aller + infinitive" in French and "be going to + infinitive", the meaning is about a near future.

[jjstones19]

Ooh I see. So this cannot be used as in 'going to (do something)' at an unspecified time or in a few years?

[Sitesurf]

Yes it can, depending on context. But generally it is used for a near future.

[jjstones19]

Ok, that's great. Thanks for your help!

[nectarivorous]

What has your missus been up to?

[coinaday]

...est-ce que tu es fou? Non, je sais que tu es fou...

[weilingtay]

I thought that "tu" was literally, physically going somewhere to "get" (as in retrieve or obtain) a lion, so I translated it as "You go to get a lion". Is this acceptable?