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Spocik Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Will or going to

0 Hello. I am having a problems, what tense should be used here:02br
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00Let us say, that it is very late and we are entering my house (me and my friend). He says:02br
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001. Shhh, be quiet, you are going to wake everybody up!02br
002. Shhh, be quiet, you will wake everybody up!02br
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00Which of above sentences is correct?02br
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00"The Good Grammar Book" of mine tells this about predictions:02br
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00Going to: we can see the future in the present; we see things coming or starting02br
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00Will: we think or believe things about future02br
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00Which sentence should my friend use to comment the situation?02br
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00Another book told, that the difference is so small, that both of these may be used.02br
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00What's the truth then? 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 00Both of your sentences sound fine to me. Things are not always clear-cut as to which form should be used. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clivei0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00Both of your sentences sound fine to me.
  • Things are not always clear-cut as to which form should be used.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clivei0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Both of your sentences sound fine to me. Things are not always clear-cut as to which form should be used. 02br
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00In general, your understanding of the topic seems OK to me.02br
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00Best wishes, Clivei0-
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0 Thank you very much : ) 0-
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01cite10Spocik12cite10 10"The Good Grammar Book"10 of mine tells this about predictions: Going to: we can see the future in the present; we see things coming or starting Will: we think or believe things about future ----------------------------------------- 12blockquote
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0 This is:02br
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00"The Good Grammar Book"02br
00Copyright by Michael Swan & Catherine Walter 200102br
00Oxford University Press02br
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00Seems to be the first edition 0-
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01cite10Spocik12cite10This is: "The Good Grammar Book" Copyright by Michael Swan & Catherine Walter 2001 Oxford University Press Seems to be the first edition12blockquote
11b01font00Sounds like good qualifications. I still don't quite understand the quote, but that must be my fault.
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0 I would be very grateful. 0-
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0 In that particular sentence, for some reason I would only use #2--and I would contract it: "you'll wake everyone up." Not only that but I would pronounce "you'll" as "yole". This is the sort of sentence that one would say very quickly. 0-
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0 The answer should be Simple Future because there is no intend just warning. He/she thinks so. 0-
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0 I would use either one, but it would probably be somewhat context-dependent.02br
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00Especially if it were not my first request for the person to be quiet, or if the person's voice were somewhat louder than usual, I might say "you are going to wake everyone up" because I would see the future as much more imminent.02br
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00 Note to Anon:02br
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0Hi Spocik,02br
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00I think both of your sentences are right because my poor english.0-
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