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Nina_Nia Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
A sentence
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Does this sentence 'The streets are being repaired this month' mean the same as The streets are going to be repaired this month?
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Does this sentence 'The streets are being repaired this month' mean the same as The streets are going to be repaired this month?
Thanks
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no, this means streets are getting repaired in this month
- no, this means streets are getting repaired in this month
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I think those are different..
'The streets are going to be repaired this month' = The streets will be repaired this month *In fact, The streets have been done nothing
'The streets are being repaired this month' = The workers are repairing the streets.
*Comment me if I'm wrong
'The streets are going to be repaired this month' = The streets will be repaired this month *In fact, The streets have been done nothing
'The streets are being repaired this month' = The workers are repairing the streets.
*Comment me if I'm wrong
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Thank you, Aru and Anonymous. So it's the same as 'The book is being read by me'- I started reading it and I may or may not be reading it right now. What do you both think?
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If you say it on the first of the month, the two sentences mean the same thing. Both refer to a future activity.
We frequently use the present progressive to mean a future event, and we need context to determine whether it's ongoing now, or will take place in the future.
The "are going to be" will always mean that something will happen in the future.
If you say "are being re
We frequently use the present progressive to mean a future event, and we need context to determine whether it's ongoing now, or will take place in the future.
The "are going to be" will always mean that something will happen in the future.
If you say "are being re
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