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Are future continuous and present continuous tenses absolutely synonymic? When talking about 100% future plans?
Mar 15, 2015 7:05 PM
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No ,there is a difference ! Present continuous tense ,when used to indicated the future . it refers to an arrangement in the future as part of a time-table . "We are having a meeting to discuss this matter on Monday. " " We are arriving in London at Midnight ." The future continuous tense is used to refer to a longer action in the future , being in the process of doing that action ,when another action interrupts it ( literally or just in time ). It is about activities, that will extend over a particular time in the future. "We will be driving to the airport , when he arrives home ." "when he comes home , she will be sleeping " "Next week we will be having a party , can you come ?" ( Notice here the event , the party is extended in the future over a particular time )
March 15, 2015
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Without any examples, I'm not sure exactly what you mean. Anyway, I'll try... No, they're not synonymous. We use present continuous plus a future time to mean a fixed arrangement. - "I'm having a meeting with my boss tomorrow morning." (This is a plan that cannot be changed.) We use future continuous (if you mean "will be ___ing") to mean an action already in progress at a certain point in the future. - "This time tomorrow, I'll be having a meeting with my boss." (ie. the meeting began before that point in the future) You can also use future continuous to have a "middle meaning" between "will" and present continuous plus a future time. - "I'll be having a meeting with my boss tomorrow." (ie. I'm pretty sure it's arranged, as far as I know.)
March 15, 2015
I'm going to assume you mean future progressive and present progressive. They're not the same. Present progressive describes something you are already doing in the present, and will probably continue in the future. ("I am eating dinner right now.") Future progressive describes something you haven't started doing yet, but you will be doing at some time in the future. ("At 7 o'clock, I will be eating dinner.")
March 15, 2015
They work the same way, but they do have a difference in when we would use them. The future tense also includes "will be" and/or "is going to be" plus the continuous verb form of your action. For example: I am drinking milk right now. vs. I will be drinking milk tomorrow. He is driving to my house right now. vs. He is going to be driving to my house tomorrow.
March 15, 2015
нет, в future continuous -- процесс в будущем
March 16, 2015
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