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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Question about future

0I will leave tonight 02br
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00I am going to leave tonight02br
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00I leave tonight02br
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00I am leaving tonight02br
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00I will be leaving tonight02br
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00what difference do sentences have?0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 00Here are a few brief comments, to try to give you the basic ideas. 02br 02br 01font 00I will leave tonight 02font 00States it as a fact. 02br 02br 01font 00I am leaving tonight 02font 00Stresses the leaving as a continuous action, something I am starting now, at least in my mind, and finishing tonight.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00Here are a few brief comments, to try to give you the basic ideas.
  • 02br 02br 01font 00I will leave tonight 02font 00States it as a fact.
  • 02br 02br 01font 00I am leaving tonight 02font 00Stresses the leaving as a continuous action, something I am starting now, at least in my mind, and finishing tonight.
  • 02br 02br 01font 00I will be leaving tonight02font 00 The future perfect stresses that 'I' am thinking of this from the point of view of a future time.
  • ie Tonight, this is what will be happening.
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0Hi,02br
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00Here are a few brief comments, to try to give you the basic ideas. 02br
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01font00I will leave tonight 02font00States it as a fact. Does not stress it is the outcome of a plan.02br
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01font00I am going to leave tonight 00States it as 'my plan'0
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10I will leave tonight 12br
10I am going to leave tonight12br
10I leave tonight12br
10I am leaving tonight12br
10I will be leaving tonight12br
10-----------------------------12br
10what difference do sentences have?12blockquote
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