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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

going to and going to go verb tenses

I think I know the answers but just wanted to confirm.

"i'm going to the shop" - this is present continuous or simple future?
"i'm goning to to tho the shop" - this is simple future?
  

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Anonymous " I 'm going to the shop . " - this is present continuous It is the present continuous used to express futurity. Anonymous "i'm goning to to tho the shop" This is meaningless.

— Fivejedjon

  • Anonymous " I 'm going to the shop .
  • " - this is present continuous It is the present continuous used to express futurity.
  • Anonymous "i'm goning to to tho the shop" This is meaningless.
  • If you mean I am going to go to the shop , you are using BE going to to express futurity.
  • Most grammarian consider that there is no future tense in English.
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Anonymous"I'm going to the shop." - this is present continuous
It is the present continuous used to express futurity.
Anonymous"i'm goning to to tho the shop"
This is meaningless. If you mean I am going to go to the shop, you are using BE going to to express futurity.

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fivejedjon If you mean I am going to go to the shop, you are using BE going to to express futurity.
I'm sorry, but can't that mean that the action of going to the shop is happing or occurring now?
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No.
I am going to the shop can denote current or future activity, but I am going to go to the shop denotes only future activity.
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