Similarly to English, the French verb ' ("to go") can be used as an auxiliary verb to create a near-future tense ("le futur proche"). For example, the English sentence "I am going to do it tomorrow" can be translated by "Je vais le faire demain" (literally "I go it to do tomorrow"; French does not have a distinct present progressive form, so "je vais" stands for both "I go" and "I am going"). As in English, the French form can generally be replaced by the present or future tense: "Je le fais demain" ("I am doing it tomorrow") or "Je le ferai demain" ("I will do'" it tomorrow").