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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

future tense and going to tense

this should be a relatively straight forward question.

in response to the question "what would you like to eat?" what is the correct answer and why?

i will have a pizza
i am going to have a pizza

thanks a million
  

Top answer

The most straightforward answer is based on the same wording as the question. ie I'd like a pizza. ) I'll have a pizza.

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  • The most straightforward answer is based on the same wording as the question.
  • ie I'd like a pizza.
  • ) I'll have a pizza.
  • OK I'm going to have a pizza.
  • Less polite if it was an offer.
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The most straightforward answer is based on the same wording as the question.
ie I'd like a pizza. (Add 'please' if the question was meant as an offer.)

I'll have a pizza. OK
I'm going to have a pizza. Less polite if it was an offer.

Please remember that correct written English requires correct use of capital letters and punctuation.
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in regard to rules of future tenses and going to tense which is correct?
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Both are correct, so much depends on the context.

'going to' usually implies the speaker has given the action more thought.
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