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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
future continuous and present continuous
Hello,
a) I´ll be flying to Madrid this time next week. (a sentence from the workbook Enterprise 3 )
Would it be possible to use also present continuous instead of future continuous??I am flying to Madrid this time next week.??? (arranged, next week - near future?)
b) I´m flying to Milan tommorow. (from the workbook)
- And what about the future continuos instead of this present continuous: ???I´ll be flying to Milan tomorrow.??? - Would it be also possible?
Thank you for your answers Mowgli
a) I´ll be flying to Madrid this time next week. (a sentence from the workbook Enterprise 3 )
Would it be possible to use also present continuous instead of future continuous??I am flying to Madrid this time next week.??? (arranged, next week - near future?)
b) I´m flying to Milan tommorow. (from the workbook)
- And what about the future continuos instead of this present continuous: ???I´ll be flying to Milan tomorrow.??? - Would it be also possible?
Thank you for your answers Mowgli
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Yes, I'd say both are interchangable, but the meaning is slightly different. With the present continuous, you're expressing a future that is arranged, sure. With the future continuous, it's as if you were seeing yourself doing X some time tomorrow or next week.
- Yes, I'd say both are interchangable, but the meaning is slightly different.
- With the present continuous, you're expressing a future that is arranged, sure.
- With the future continuous, it's as if you were seeing yourself doing X some time tomorrow or next week.
- It doesn't stress the fact that it's been arranged.
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Yes, I'd say both are interchangable, but the meaning is slightly different.
With the present continuous, you're expressing a future that is arranged, sure. With the future continuous, it's as if you were seeing yourself doing X some time tomorrow or next week. It doesn't stress the fact that it's been arranged.
With the present continuous, you're expressing a future that is arranged, sure. With the future continuous, it's as if you were seeing yourself doing X some time tomorrow or next week. It doesn't stress the fact that it's been arranged.
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