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Mango536 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

I will do skating

I will skate .

I will do skating .

Do they mean the same meaning?

And is it correct to say i will do skating ?

If i consider :

I will do >> future simple

Will : auxillary verb

Do : auxillary verb

Skating : base verb

  

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I am of the school that says that English has no future tense. "I will skate" is present tense because the modal "will" is present tense. So, it's like "I may skate" or "I can skate".

— Couchman

  • I am of the school that says that English has no future tense.
  • "I will skate" is present tense because the modal "will" is present tense.
  • So, it's like "I may skate" or "I can skate".
  • The past tense versions of these are "I would skate", "I might skate", and "I could skate".
  • We don't usually say "I will do skating".
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I am of the school that says that English has no future tense.

"I will skate" is present tense because the modal "will" is present tense. So, it's like "I may skate" or "I can skate".

The past tense versions of these are "I would skate", "I might skate", and "I could skate".

We don't usually say "I will do skating". It would be "I will go skating" (still present tense).

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