Kane159 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Simple vs. continous tense
Dear teachers,¨
I recently saw a movie called Kick-ass. There´s one sentence which has stuck in my head. A girl called Hit Girl says: „You´re gonna be using it in 5 minutes." I am wondering if it is OK to say: „You´re gonna use it in 5 minutes." If so,what would be the difference? It bothers me that I always hesitate between using either simple or continuous tense. Could you drop me some hint? I am getting desperate. Thank you so much!
I recently saw a movie called Kick-ass. There´s one sentence which has stuck in my head. A girl called Hit Girl says: „You´re gonna be using it in 5 minutes." I am wondering if it is OK to say: „You´re gonna use it in 5 minutes." If so,what would be the difference? It bothers me that I always hesitate between using either simple or continuous tense. Could you drop me some hint? I am getting desperate. Thank you so much!
Top answer
Hi, I recently saw a movie called Kick-***. There´s one sentence which has stuck in my head. " You're going to be in the middle of the activity in 5 minutes.
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Hi,
I recently saw a movie called Kick-***. There´s one sentence which has stuck in my head. A girl called Hit Girl says: „
You´re gonna be using it in 5 minutes." You're going to be in the middle of the activity in 5 minutes. eg maybe you'll start in 2 minutes and finish 10 minutes later.
I am wondering if it is OK to say: „You´re gonna use it in 5 minutes." In 5 m
I recently saw a movie called Kick-***. There´s one sentence which has stuck in my head. A girl called Hit Girl says: „
You´re gonna be using it in 5 minutes." You're going to be in the middle of the activity in 5 minutes. eg maybe you'll start in 2 minutes and finish 10 minutes later.
I am wondering if it is OK to say: „You´re gonna use it in 5 minutes." In 5 m
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