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Hi! Are these all correctly written? What is the difference between 1 and 2? What is the difference between 4 and 5? Thanks, Fulvio
1. I will be playing in the tennis match on Friday instead. (Future Continuous Tense)
2. I am going to be playing in the tennis match on Friday now. (Future Continuous Tense)
3. As time passes the situation is getting better and better.
4. I will stop eating meat. (Future Tense)
5. I am going to stop eating meat. (Future Tense)
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"be going to" is an idiom for indicating future time, usually the near future. It is not the future tense . Some people say that "be going to" is 'the periphrastic future'.
- "be going to" is an idiom for indicating future time, usually the near future.
- It is not the future tense .
- Some people say that "be going to" is 'the periphrastic future'.
- Your sentences are all OK.
- Your questions about 1 and 2 and about 4 and 5 are simply about "will" vs "be going to".
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"be going to" is an idiom for indicating future time, usually the near future. It is not the future tense. Some people say that "be going to" is 'the periphrastic future'.
Your sentences are all OK. Your questions about 1 and 2 and about 4 and 5 are simply about "will" vs "be going to". "be going to" generally indicates evidence of a future event or a plan. "will" is more spo
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