"To meet" Vs. "To be meeting"

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1. "He will probably meet his supporters after his speech"2. "He will probably be meeting with his supporters after his speech"What's the difference in meaning?Thank you

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Meaning is pretty much the same. Only difference is the grammar. The first one is in present tense and the second sentence is in present progressive.

Laborious · Answer

GuyperWhat's the difference in meaning?

I'd like to tell you how I feel of those sentences.

Guyper1. "He will probably meet his supporters after his speech"

This sounds to me like his meeting his supporters is one event, i.e., he will probably meet his (all) his supporters at one time.

Guyper2. "He will probably be meeting with his supporters after his speech"

Whereas, this seems to indicate the repetition of the action "his meeting with the supporters". This, to me, gives the impression that his meeting with the supporters won't be a single event, he won't be meeting with (all) his supporters at one time. (This is becuase the verb 'meet' doesn't have a duration, it's a momentary verb, If you use it in continuous tenses, then it indicates the repetition of an action/event for a limited period of time).The action of his meeting with his supporters will be repeated and in progress (for a limited period of time) in the future.

I hope you understand what I'm trying to say here.

Laborious · Answer

@Answers: No, I'm sorry I don't accept what you say. The first one, to me, is a future simple sentence, while the second one is in future progressive/continuous tense.

See here: Future continuous http://www.englishtenses.com/tenses/future_continuous, and Future simple http://www.englishtenses.com/tenses/future_simple

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Laborious@Answers: No, I'm sorry I don't accept what you say. The first one, to me, is a future simple sentence, while the second one is in future progressive/continuous tense. See here: Future continuous http://www.englishtenses.com/tenses/future_continuous, and Future simple http://www.englishtenses.com/tenses/future_simple

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"To meet" Vs. "To be meeting"

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