Questions tagged [will-be-going]
The future tense using “will/shall” vs “going to”
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Present Continuous or Present Simple in a Meeting
Which one of the following should be used if I am asking about an event or a meeting:
Are we meeting today?
Do we have a meeting today?
Are we going to have a meeting today?
Are we going ...
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Is it appropriate to omit "will not be"?
Often, someone will say:
I'm not living in a senior's home!
When the intended meaning is:
I will not be living in a senior's home!
Is this acceptable?
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"Is someone covering/going to cover this event?"
Which one of the following is better or more correct?
Is someone covering this event?
Is someone going to cover this event?
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Is "am going" a verb phrase?
What part of a sentence is the phrase "am going", as in "I am going to pray"?
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"I am gonna have to" vs. "I have to"
What is the difference between "I am gonna have to" and "I have to"?
When would you use the first one?
update: I am specifically asking about situations like the one described here.
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Does this ‘be going to’ have an emotional meaning?
Here is a skit from a radio English conversation program, dealing with American English.
A: guest B: front desk clerk C: A's wife
(at the front desk of a hotel)
A: I have a reservation for a room ...
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"You were already having been going to do that!"
From one of the Futurama episodes:
Farnsworth A: You people and your
slight differences disgust me. I'm
going home. Where's that blue box with
our universe in it?
Farnsworth 1: Oh,
you'...
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About the use of future tense
Which is better:
"I am not having lunch tomorrow unless I am really hungry."
"I am not having lunch tomorrow unless I will be really hungry."
Something else
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"Going to go" vs "going to"?
My significant other tells me that I'm not "going to go" to the shops, I'm "going to" the shops, and beats me mercilessly when I say that.
Is this not correct? I might not be going to the shops until ...
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What are the guidelines for usage of "will" and "is/are going to"?
I use them interchangeably, however I'd like to know when one is better or more appropriate than the other.
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"I was going to" expression. How to use it correctly?
I was going to pick you tomorrow from the airport (not a big deal to me,
really), but remembered that tomorrow I'll be teaching the class, which ends at
8.
in above example, I am trying to say ...
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Make "will have been going to go" correct
Is there a situation or question where the phrase will have been going to go is the best, most natural, or clearest response (or included in said response)?
I'm asking this probably somewhat silly ...
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When do I have to use 'will' instead of 'going to'?
Does going to only express an intention and will some kind of prediction that doesn't necessarily happen?
EDIT:
Thanks for all your answers. I asked this question because I always fail to complete ...