Future simple vs. continuous

Hi,

I'll attend the funeral.

I'll be attending the funeral.
I'm going to attend the funeral.

What's the difference in meaning between these 3 examples?

Very broadly speaking, the meaning is the same. However, here are a few comments.



Which version you choose depends quite a bit ion the context you are speaking in.

kane159What's the difference in meaning between these 3 examples?

The difference is more or less the context you use them in.

-- What will you do when your cousin George dies?
-- That won't be for years, but I'll attend the funeral, of course. [This is almost hypothetical.]

-- Can you meet us tomorrow for pizza at 3 o'clock?
-- No,

Thanks both of you!

By the way,could I use the present perfect instead of going to?

Hi,





You mean 'I have gone to attend the funeral'?

This does not have the future-related meaning of plan/intention.

This means that you are not here right now, because at some point in the past you physically went to the place of the funeral.



Clive

Sorry,I meant the present continuous how about using it instead of going to?

Hi,



Please write a sample sentence of the kind you are asking about.



Clive

I am attending the funeral.

Hi,

I am attending the funeral. This can, of course. mean that you are there right now.



But as a future-related expression, it typically refers to events for which preliminary arrangements have been made.

That's why we can say eg My plane is leaving at 3 pm. Look, here's my ticket.

eg I am attending the funeral. I already told my boss I wou