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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Hello everyone!
My question is:
What’s the difference between “I am going to go to NY” and “I am going to NY”? “I am going to go out” or “I am going out”?
Can we always leave the infinitive, when we mean “go, get somewhere”? or am I wrong?
Thank you in advance!
Yulia
My question is:
What’s the difference between “I am going to go to NY” and “I am going to NY”? “I am going to go out” or “I am going out”?
Can we always leave the infinitive, when we mean “go, get somewhere”? or am I wrong?
Thank you in advance!
Yulia
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Yulia, the rules for the future tense can be varied according to situation, but your question is actually an easy answer. When we are using the verb "go" in the future tense where we use "be going to" (in other words, you aren't using "will"), you can drop the second "go" for convenience sake. e.
- Yulia, the rules for the future tense can be varied according to situation, but your question is actually an easy answer.
- When we are using the verb "go" in the future tense where we use "be going to" (in other words, you aren't using "will"), you can drop the second "go" for convenience sake.
- e.
- I am going to to to the party (we have the verb "go" occur twice) I am going to the party both are accepted by speakers of American English as meaning the same (I can't speak for other Englishes).
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Yulia,
the rules for the future tense can be varied according to situation, but your question is actually an easy answer.
When we are using the verb "go" in the future tense where we use "be going to" (in other words, you aren't using "will"), you can drop the second "go" for convenience sake.
i.e.
I am going to to to the party (we have the verb "go" occur twice)
I am goin
the rules for the future tense can be varied according to situation, but your question is actually an easy answer.
When we are using the verb "go" in the future tense where we use "be going to" (in other words, you aren't using "will"), you can drop the second "go" for convenience sake.
i.e.
I am going to to to the party (we have the verb "go" occur twice)
I am goin
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I am going to go to NY.
I am going to NY.
The second one is often used as a shortened form of the first, probably because going to go to sounds clunky and wordy. However, the first one really means you plan to go to NY, whereas the second means you are now traveling to NY. Very few natives bother with making this distinction, especially in spoke
I am going to NY.
The second one is often used as a shortened form of the first, probably because going to go to sounds clunky and wordy. However, the first one really means you plan to go to NY, whereas the second means you are now traveling to NY. Very few natives bother with making this distinction, especially in spoke
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The way I've learned it is that the present continuous (progressive) tense has multiple uses. One is to express actions that are happening right now. Another one is to express actions that are happening right now but will continue for longer periods of time. The third use is to talk about the future when something is planned. Is this correct?
I am leaving. (right now)
I am studying f
I am leaving. (right now)
I am studying f
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