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Consider the following examples:

  * A: 来年アメリカへ行くと思っています。
  * B: 来年アメリカへ行こうと思っています。

When do we have to use ～行くと思っている and ～行こうと思っている ?
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When do we have to use ～行くと思っている and ～行こうと思っている ?
To put it simply, using the volitional form (意向形{いこうけい}) as in B expresses an
intent while using the dictionary form (辞書形｛じしょけい｝) expresses a thought, plain
and simple.

i.e. when saying A you are saying that you are thinking about going to
America, as though this is not related to your volition :

You do not know yet if you are going there or not (Maybe you are sent for work
or studies).

When saying B, you are thinking about going to America, i.e. pondering if you
should go or not : you want to go to America and are thinking about it.
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