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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
What do you do? (very important)
I know What do you do means What is your job ?! but I'd like to know is it possible to ask,
What do you do before school ? or What do you do this evening ? and someone answer, I go to my
friend 's home.
Thanks a lot
What do you do before school ? or What do you do this evening ? and someone answer, I go to my
friend 's home.
Thanks a lot
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Hi Anon, I think what you want to say is What are you doing before school? or What are you doing this evening? Likewise, the answer would be I am going to my friends home.
- Hi Anon, I think what you want to say is What are you doing before school?
- or What are you doing this evening?
- Likewise, the answer would be I am going to my friends home.
- , you are not asking about something in the future so you don't use the future tense; but, when you ask someone if they are going to do something later , you can't say what do you do .
- Your first sentence is correct the way it is if you mean to ask them something like: What do you do in the mornings before you leave for school--sleep, study, eat breakfast?
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Hi Anon,
I think what you want to say is What are you doing before school? or What are you doing this evening?
Likewise, the answer would be I am going to my friends home. When you say, What do you do?, you are not asking about something in the future so you don't use the future tense; but, when you ask someone if they are going to d
I think what you want to say is What are you doing before school? or What are you doing this evening?
Likewise, the answer would be I am going to my friends home. When you say, What do you do?, you are not asking about something in the future so you don't use the future tense; but, when you ask someone if they are going to d
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Hi Anon,
When you are asking about sb's plans you should rather use present continuous:
- Why are you doing tonight? (what are your plans for tonight?)
However, when you are asking somebody about a course of action, you can use present simple:
- The bus has just left. So what do we/I do now?
I don't think if this is true with other (than I and we) pronouns.
Try
When you are asking about sb's plans you should rather use present continuous:
- Why are you doing tonight? (what are your plans for tonight?)
However, when you are asking somebody about a course of action, you can use present simple:
- The bus has just left. So what do we/I do now?
I don't think if this is true with other (than I and we) pronouns.
Try
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Hi MichalS,
I assume you meant 'What...' and not 'Why...' in your sentence. Either What are you doing tonight? or What are you going to do tonight? would be acceptable for that question. To me, your version has a smoother sound, but isn't it usually used when you are going to follow it up with a question like Do you want to go see a movie?
To me the difference
I assume you meant 'What...' and not 'Why...' in your sentence. Either What are you doing tonight? or What are you going to do tonight? would be acceptable for that question. To me, your version has a smoother sound, but isn't it usually used when you are going to follow it up with a question like Do you want to go see a movie?
To me the difference
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