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Newguest Posted 14 years ago
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Walking out on ...

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I don't love Brett any more. I'm walking out on him.

--- Is it OK to use the present continous tense "walking out on"?
  

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What tense do you think might be an alternative...or better?
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TerryxpressWhat tense do you think might be an alternative...or better?
I'm going to walk out on him - this could be an alternative I think

I'll walk out on him - is also possible in my view
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Both the Present Continuous "I'm going to..." and the Future Tense "I'll walk out on him..." place the start of this action/event at a time later than NOW, the moment of speaking.
The speaker is disillusioned right NOW...so why say something akin to...
"Not right NOW...but in a couple of days/sometime in the future, I'm going to.../I'll walk out of him."

The Present Continuous "I
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