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Levis1 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Coming/going

My teacher asks me if I'm going to class tomorrow.


I say to him: I get out from work at 1:30PM and am coming directly to class after work.


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I get out from work at 1:30PM and am going directly to class after work.


  

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levis1 Coming/going The relative positions of the teacher and the classroom tells you whether you need 'come' or 'go'. ) You answer with the same verb that the teacher uses. CJ

  • levis1 Coming/going The relative positions of the teacher and the classroom tells you whether you need 'come' or 'go'.
  • ) You answer with the same verb that the teacher uses.
  • CJ
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levis1Coming/going

The relative positions of the teacher and the classroom tells you whether you need 'come' or 'go'.

If the teacher is in the classroom when he asks, he asks "Are you coming to class ...?" (motion toward the speaker - Are you moving toward where I am?)

If the teacher is not in the classroom when he asks, he asks "Are you going t

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