Hi,
I have a test in a few days and would really appreciate some help with the question below. I think I know what the problem is with the sentence but I'm not sure how to explain it (my correction is in bold)
Q: Make the correction, name the tense used to correct it and say how you would explain the correction"
"Can you come out tonight? No, sorry, I will see Hamlet at the National Theatre"
Can you come out tonight? No sorry I will be seeing Hamlet at the National Theatre"
Any help anyone could give would be gratefully recieved.
Thanks
S
I will see vs I am seeing
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Re: I will see vs I am seeing
Actually, although your correction (future continuous) is possible, the more usual response would be with present continuous:
Can you come out tonight?
No sorry. I'm seeing Hamlet at the National Theatre.
In cases where you already have a plan (for some future time like tonight), present continuous is typically used.
In cases where you have no plan and make a decision on the spur of the moment, will is typically used:
(Phone rings.) OK, I'll answer it.
For fuller details please see:
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-m_future.htm
Can you come out tonight?
No sorry. I'm seeing Hamlet at the National Theatre.
In cases where you already have a plan (for some future time like tonight), present continuous is typically used.
In cases where you have no plan and make a decision on the spur of the moment, will is typically used:
(Phone rings.) OK, I'll answer it.
For fuller details please see:
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-m_future.htm
Re: I will see vs I am seeing
Thanks, that's very helpful!
S
S
Re: I will see vs I am seeing
I don't think I would say any of those three sentences. I would say,
No, sorry. I am going to see Hamlet at the National Theatre.
The sentence with "will" is certainly incorrect as explained in the previous post. The other two are correct, but I think future with "going to" would fit much more nicely, and for me is certainly more natural.
No, sorry. I am going to see Hamlet at the National Theatre.
The sentence with "will" is certainly incorrect as explained in the previous post. The other two are correct, but I think future with "going to" would fit much more nicely, and for me is certainly more natural.
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Re: I will see vs I am seeing
The best one is -Can you come out tonight? No, sorry, I will be seeing Hamlet at the National Theatre
'I will be seeing' is future tense.
'I will be seeing' is future tense.
Re: I will see vs I am seeing
There is no such thing as the future tense, there are only future tenses. Will be + v + ing is future continuous, and is unnatural here because you need a more precise period of time than "tonight"
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