Future time clauses and be going to do
Hi teacher!
My question today is regarding the use of "be going to do" in a future time clause. Please check the sentence below first. It is from the book about the legendary movie star Bruce Lee.
"Only three weeks before Enter the Dragon was going to open in movie theater, Lee died suddenly at the age of 32."
What I know is that we cannot use 'will' and 'be going to do' in a time clause. Then why does this sentence use "be going to do" in a before clause?
As always, many thanks teachers.
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Michelle Cha What I know is that we cannot use 'will' and 'be going to do' in a time clause. That is not true. " (Blowing in the Wind by Bob Dylan) By the way, it should be in a movie theater.
- Michelle Cha What I know is that we cannot use 'will' and 'be going to do' in a time clause.
- That is not true.
- " (Blowing in the Wind by Bob Dylan) By the way, it should be in a movie theater.
- CB
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Michelle ChaWhat I know is that we cannot use 'will' and 'be going to do' in a time clause.
That is not true. Even will is possible in questions like this: "When will they ever learn?" (Blowing in the Wind by Bob Dylan)
By the way, it should be in a movie theater.
CB
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