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by bugil
Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:32 am
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: going to, will, ing---help
Replies: 6
Views: 3550

then they all mean the same thing? I am going to meet my friends in LA=I am meeting my friends in LA=I am planning to meet my friends in LA there must be some minor differences somewhere.. i read somewhere that 'planning to' has more details than 'going to'. Like if I say ' I am palnning to meet my ...
by bugil
Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:42 am
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: going to, will, ing---help
Replies: 6
Views: 3550

thanx suborque i know those distinstions are abitrary but I have to teach them because they are in the units I will be covering soon... so actually 'i am going to meet my friends in LA and I meeting my friends in LA' mean the same thing...all the arrangements are done, phone calls made to riends...a...
by bugil
Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:51 am
Forum: Applied Linguistics
Topic: going to, will, ing---help
Replies: 6
Views: 3550

going to, will, ing---help

my first posting here :-)

a) I am meeting him tomorrow
b) I am going to met him tomorrow
c) I will meet him tomorrow

what is the difference? and how to explain it to students?

thanks