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Hela Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

questions in the future

0Dear teachers,02br
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01b001)02b00 Would you please tell me the difference between:02br
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00a) WILL you come to the concert tonight? 02br
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00b) WILL you BE COMING to the concert tonight?02pre
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00c) ARE you COMING to the concert tonight?02pre
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00d) ARE you GOING TO COME to the concert tonight?02br
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01b002)02b00 Is it true that the future progressive could be used to express deference02br
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00while the future simple is used in a more direct / informal style? If yes, would please give some examples?02br
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01b003) 02b00Would you say : 02br
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00a) When DOES the play start? OR 02br
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00b) When WILL the play start? 00And why?02pre
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00Thank you very much in advance for your help.02pre
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00Hela02pre
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0 01pre 00a) WILL you come to the concert tonight? 02br 02br 00Whew! Hard question!

— CalifJim

  • 0 01pre 00a) WILL you come to the concert tonight?
  • 02br 02br 00Whew!
  • Hard question!
  • 02br 00 Please come (with me/us) to the concert tonight.
  • 02br 02br 00c) Are you going to be at the concert tonight?
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0 01pre
00a) WILL you come to the concert tonight? 02br
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00b) WILL you BE COMING to the concert tonight?02pre
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00c) ARE you COMING to the concert toni00ght?02pre
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00d) ARE you GOING TO COME to the concert tonight?02br
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00Whew!  Hard question!  These are extremely simi
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0 01pre
00a) When DOES the play start?02br
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00b) When WILL the play start? 02br
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00Strange as it may seem, these are the first thoughts that come to mind.02br
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00a)  02br
00-- When does the play start?02br
00-- At 8:30.02br
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00b)02br
00-- When will the p
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0Thank you very much, CJ. Now is there a degree of formality or politeness that we can express using one tense instead of another in a question?02br
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00Best wishes,02br
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00Hela0-
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01cite10Hela12cite10Thank you very much, CJ. Now is there a degree of formality or politeness that we can express using one tense instead of another in a question?12br
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10Best wishes,12br
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10In general, the "past" tenses are u
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