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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Be arriving

I am going to arrive in / I will be arriving in/ I will arrive in, what is the dfference among them?
  

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1. The going to structure very often indicates a premeditated intention: I am going to fix this ladder tomorrow. However, it is sometimes used about things we cannot plan ahead: It is going to rain soon.

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  • The going to structure very often indicates a premeditated intention: I am going to fix this ladder tomorrow.
  • However, it is sometimes used about things we cannot plan ahead: It is going to rain soon.
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  • The continuous future tense sometimes sounds less nosy in questions: Will you be going to his party?
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1. The going to structure very often indicates a premeditated intention:
I am going to fix this ladder tomorrow.

However, it is sometimes used about things we cannot plan ahead:
It is going to rain soon.

2. The continuous future tense sometimes sounds less nosy in questions:
Will you be going to his party?
It may also sound a little more casu

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