Be going

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"I wish I could be going to the party". Grammatically speaking, what is "be going"? Is it an adjective? And if so, why is it followed by the -ing form?Thank you.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

could be going = progressive subjunctive
'Going' is the present participle.

Fivejedjon · Answer

Mister Micawbercould be going = progressive subjunctive'Going' is the present participle.

'...be going' looks to me like a progressive (bare) infinititve.

Mister Micawber · Answer

fivejedjonbe going' looks to me like a progressive (bare) infinitive.

I could live with that.

Mizansinha007 · Answer

Anonymous"I wish I could be going to the party"

Already I have understood/I can understand that the above sentence is about expression. But I do not understand.
Could you please teach me, What it means?

please correct my statements which has been written with blue color.

Mister Micawber · Answer

I do not understand what the above sentence means. Could you please teach me? And please correct my statements written in blue.

It means that the speaker would like to go to the party, but s/he cannot.

BarbaraPA · Answer

I'm not sure if it helps to know that a far more common way to say that would be "I wish I could go" or "I wish I was going" for a future event.

Mizansinha007 · Answer

Thanks a lot Mister Micawber.<img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

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