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Ethanw Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

future continuous

We use be going to to talk about future events. Can we also use that for future continuous such as:

At 10:00 tomorrow morning, she is going to be working with us.

Or it is more natural to say:

At 10:00 tomorrow morning, she will be working with us.
  

Top answer

The 1st is pretty unusual. See instead: O Pioneers! by Cather, Willa - Chapter 4 The Linstrums," she said calmly, as she put another plate of hot biscuit on the table, "are going back to St.

  • The 1st is pretty unusual.
  • See instead: O Pioneers!
  • by Cather, Willa - Chapter 4 The Linstrums," she said calmly, as she put another plate of hot biscuit on the table, "are going back to St.
  • Louis.
  • " The 2nd one is more common.
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The 1st is pretty unusual. See instead:

O Pioneers! by Cather, Willa - Chapter 4
The Linstrums," she said calmly, as she put another plate of hot
biscuit on the table, "are going back to St. Louis. The old man
is going to work in the cigar factory again."

The 2n
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Hi,

We use be going to to talk about future events. Can we also use that for future continuous such as:

At 10:00 tomorrow morning, she is going to be working with us.

Or it is more natural to say:

At 10:00 tomorrow morning, she will be working with
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Hi,

We use be going to to talk about future events. Can we also use that for future continuous such as:

At 10:00 tomorrow morning, she is going to be working with us.

Or it is more natural to say:

At 10:00 tomorrow morning, she will be working with

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