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Katinka Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

present continuous or future

Next Sunday I'm going/going to visit my grandparents in Cardiff.
Which tense I have to use ?? and please tell me why. Sometimes it's very difficult to decide. Thank you
  

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katinka Next Sunday I'm going/going to visit my grandparents in Cardiff. I think you mistyped this. ".

  • katinka Next Sunday I'm going/going to visit my grandparents in Cardiff.
  • I think you mistyped this.
  • ".
  • " would usually be the natural choice.
  • The simple explanation, which works in this case, is that "going to" states a plan.
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katinkaNext Sunday I'm going/going to visit my grandparents in Cardiff.
I think you mistyped this. I think you meant to ask about "I will visit..." vs "I'm going to visit ...".

In this sentence "I'm going to ..." would usually be the natural choice. The simple explanation, which works in this case, is that "going to" states a plan. More generally, tho

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