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Hkqq Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Pls. correct my conversation.

0Father: Hi Dear, would you come home for dinner?02br
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00Son: No, I won't. I have to go Fitness Centre when I off from work.0-
  

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02br 02br 00Father: Hello01b 00, son. 02br 02br 00Son: No, I 01b 00can't02b 00. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 02br 00Father: Hello01b 00, son.
  • 02br 02br 00Son: No, I 01b 00can't02b 00.
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00Father: Hello01b00, son. Are you coming 02b00home for dinner?02br
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00Son: No, I 01b00can't02b00. I have to go 01b00to the fitness centre02b00 when I 01b00get02b00 off from work.0-
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0 I am a bit confused. The question is asking about future event. Why you use "are you coming"? 0-
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0Are you verb-ing is often used for the future.02br
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00Are you coming to dinner next Sunday?02br
00Are you going to Eurpose in the fall?0-
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0My teacher teach me I should use "will verb" in future tense. "Be verbing" is only for an event which is doing now0-
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0Then when you are in that classroom, use "will" for the future, and in real life, know that "are verb-ing" is fine. I expect you will learn that form in another few months or perhaps another few years.02br
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00(If you teacher tells you that the are verb-ing form is actually WRONG, then your teacher is incorrect. But if you teacher is telling you to use "will" for now, the
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