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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

What will you do this weekend?

I am completing the Celta preinterview task sheet. Question 2 (under the heading 'verb forms') says to correct the error in the question below.
'What will you do this weekend?' I have been a native English speaker for over 30 years and as far as I know this question is not incorrect, which leads me to suspect it is a trick question. I have searched the internet and my grammar text book to no avail. Can anyone help?
  

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I agree that it is perfectly correct and natural. Unfortunately, it is not meant as a trick question; it is either overly prescriptive or just poorly conceived. ', where 'be going to' future indicates a plan or intention ('will' future is thought of by many grammarians as a simple statement of future fact based on present knowledge).

— Mister Micawber

  • I agree that it is perfectly correct and natural.
  • Unfortunately, it is not meant as a trick question; it is either overly prescriptive or just poorly conceived.
  • ', where 'be going to' future indicates a plan or intention ('will' future is thought of by many grammarians as a simple statement of future fact based on present knowledge).
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I agree that it is perfectly correct and natural. Unfortunately, it is not meant as a trick question; it is either overly prescriptive or just poorly conceived. The answer they presumably want is 'What are you going to do this weekend?', where 'be going to' future indicates a plan or intention ('will' future is thought of by many grammarians as a simple statement of future fact based on
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Thank you very much Mister! Emotion: smile
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Tell me what you have been doing this weekend

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WHAT WILL YOU DO AT THE WEEKEND?? Ex.1. Fill in the gaps using the correct form of Future Simple Tense. Then match the sentences with the correct picture. 1. L.... ...(tidy up) my bedroom. 2. My friends............go) to the party. 3. Tom.... study) for the exam. 1 4. She... .(have) a birthday party. 5. My mum. (take) a dog for a walk. 6. Bobby..........go) to the swimming pool. 7. Kate .(visi

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What will you do this weekend?

will
-->talk about sth. that we expect to happen in the future
--> decide to do sth. at the moment of speaking

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