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Roach Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Grammar
what's the difference between '' I'm going to do '' and '' I'm going to be doing" ?
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I've never heard ' I'm going to be doing", but, grammatically, I think you can single the meaning out by the stress. So you single the process out. Did you understand?
- I've never heard ' I'm going to be doing", but, grammatically, I think you can single the meaning out by the stress.
- So you single the process out.
- Did you understand?
- Where did you hear such a phrase '' I'm going to be doing"?
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I've never heard ' I'm going to be doing", but, grammatically, I think you can single the meaning out by the stress. So you single the process out. Did you understand?
Where did you hear such a phrase '' I'm going to be doing"?
Where did you hear such a phrase '' I'm going to be doing"?
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This progressive form of the going to structure is also possible:
Example: I'm going to be working all day tomorrow, so I won't have time to shop.
See Practical English Usage, 3rd ed., Michael Swan, p. 196
Example: I'm going to be working all day tomorrow, so I won't have time to shop.
See Practical English Usage, 3rd ed., Michael Swan, p. 196
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I'm going to do the dishes now.
I'm going to be doing the dishes now.
Both are grammatically OK, but native speakers would use the first version without even thinking of the possibility of the second.
On leaving, these are used:
I have to be going now.
I'm going to be going now.
I'm going to be doing the dishes now.
Both are grammatically OK, but native speakers would use the first version without even thinking of the possibility of the second.
On leaving, these are used:
I have to be going now.
I'm going to be going now.
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