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jwschang
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IMO, the following sentences 1 to 10 are in the Simple Present or Simple Past, and not the Continuous tenses or the Passive Voice. (The underlined part is a predicate adjective phrase modifying the subject of the verb BE.) What do you kind people think?
1. I am going to eat. (simple present)
2. He is going to sleep. (simple present)
3. We are going to sing. (simple present)
4. She was going to laugh. (simple past)
5. They were going to cry. (simple past)
6. I am determined to argue. (simple present)
7. He is determined to respond. (simple present)
8. We are determined to observe. (simple present)
9. She was determined to score. (simple past)
10. They were determined to yawn. (simple past)
11. I am hoping to meet you. (Present continuous? Not grammatical. Should be: I hope to meet you.)
12. I am intending to write. (Present continuous? Not grammatical. Should be: I intend to write.)
Going to = hoping to = intending to (approximate same meaning). :wink:
As a contrast:
I am typing. (present continuous)
I am told not to stop. (simple present, passive)
1. I am going to eat. (simple present)
2. He is going to sleep. (simple present)
3. We are going to sing. (simple present)
4. She was going to laugh. (simple past)
5. They were going to cry. (simple past)
6. I am determined to argue. (simple present)
7. He is determined to respond. (simple present)
8. We are determined to observe. (simple present)
9. She was determined to score. (simple past)
10. They were determined to yawn. (simple past)
11. I am hoping to meet you. (Present continuous? Not grammatical. Should be: I hope to meet you.)
12. I am intending to write. (Present continuous? Not grammatical. Should be: I intend to write.)
Going to = hoping to = intending to (approximate same meaning). :wink:
As a contrast:
I am typing. (present continuous)
I am told not to stop. (simple present, passive)