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Kane159 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Simple vs. continous tense

Dear teachers,¨
I recently saw a movie called Kick-ass. There´s one sentence which has stuck in my head. A girl called Hit Girl says: „You´re gonna be using it in 5 minutes." I am wondering if it is OK to say: „You´re gonna use it in 5 minutes." If so,what would be the difference? It bothers me that I always hesitate between using either simple or continuous tense. Could you drop me some hint? I am getting desperate. Thank you so much!
  

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Hi, I recently saw a movie called Kick-***. There´s one sentence which has stuck in my head. " You're going to be in the middle of the activity in 5 minutes.

  • Hi, I recently saw a movie called Kick-***.
  • There´s one sentence which has stuck in my head.
  • " You're going to be in the middle of the activity in 5 minutes.
  • eg maybe you'll start in 2 minutes and finish 10 minutes later.
  • " In 5 minutes from now, you'll start using it, (and also maybe finish).
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Hi,

I recently saw a movie called Kick-***. There´s one sentence which has stuck in my head. A girl called Hit Girl says: „

You´re gonna be using it in 5 minutes." You're going to be in the middle of the activity in 5 minutes. eg maybe you'll start in 2 minutes and finish 10 minutes later.

I am wondering if it is OK to say: „You´re gonna use it in 5 minutes." In 5 m

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