what is the right choice?

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Everything is planned. He .......................a holiday for a few weeks.a- will have           b- is going to have          c- is having        d- has

Fivejedjon · Accepted Answer

I imagine that the person who wrote this questions expects answer (b), but all the choices are possible.

Esalim80 · Answer

Actually I am confused about two choices (b) and (c) because according to English Grammar In Use when someone  has a complete plan regarding a certain action they could use ( be going to ) or ( present continuous ) to express future. On the other hand, it is mentioned that the present continuous is used with arrangements in the future. So I asked this question to know whether the expression ( Everything is planned ) to mean arrangements or not. And if all the choices are possible Which of them is the best choice.Thanks in advance.

Fivejedjon · Answer

Most of the advice given about ways of presenting the future should be taken as general guidelines as to how native speakers normally use them. The advice /explanations (including my own version) are generalised summaries. In real life, there is considerable overlap between what these ways express, and the final choice is usally not a conscious one.

The 'best' way in your sentence is either (b) or (c), because that is what the writer of the question expected when they used the words 'Everything is planned'.

With Be going to, there is normally present evidence of a future situation. With the present progressive, there is usually an ongoing arrangement for a future situation. Where the present evidence is knowledge of a future situation, there is no difference between the meanings of the two forms

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