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Loojka Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

expressing future

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001. Are "be going to" and the Present Continuous two completely interchangeable forms when we talk about expressing future plans? Is there any difference between "Henry 01b00is having02b00 a birthday party on Saturday" and "Henry 01b00is going to have02b00 a birthday party on Saturday"?02br
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002. What is the question tag for the sentence "I am here..."? Is there a question tag for this one at all?02br
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00Thank you very much! 050010id1
  

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0 1. Not necessarily much difference. 01i 00To be going to do02i 00 often denotes intention.

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0 1. Not necessarily much difference. 01i00To be going to do02i00 often denotes intention. Not always, though: 01i00I think it's going to rain in five minutes. 02i00In English one should never say two words are 01u00always02u00 interchangeable!02br
002. 01i00I am here, aren't I? I am here, am I not?02i
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01cite10Cool Breeze12cite10 Not always, though: 11i10I think it's going to rain in five minutes. 12i12blockquote
10Yes, it's obvious that we're not going to use the Present Continuous here 05002br
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00Thanks for you answers, CB!010id1
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