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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

tenses

i am meeting mark on tueday. is this future going to tense. if time and specific day is mentioned what the sentence be. i am confused. please help.
  

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I am meeting Mark on Tuesday. Is this future 'going to' tense? -- No.

  • I am meeting Mark on Tuesday.
  • Is this future 'going to' tense?
  • -- No.
  • It is the present continuous used for the future.
  • 'Going to' future would be: I am going to meet Mark on Tuesday .
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I am meeting Mark on Tuesday. Is this future 'going to' tense? -- No. It is the present continuous used for the future. 'Going to' future would be: I am going to meet Mark on Tuesday.

If time and specific day is mentioned what the sentence be?-- Specific time mention is irrelevant. These are the same structures as those above with 'Tuesday':

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