Future forms

[sondra]

Hello,

What would be more correctly said?

We are having or we are going to have dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday.

It's going to snow or it will snow in the mountains tomorrow evening.

I am seeing my sister in April or I am going to see my sister in April.​

No context was given. It's from a test.

Thanks​

 

[bhaisahab]

Hello,

What would be more correctly said?

We are having or we are going to have dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday.

It's going to snow or it will snow in the mountains tomorrow evening.

I am seeing my sister in April or I am going to see my sister in April.​

No context was given. It's from a test.

Thanks​

All are equally correct.

 

[sondra]

The Future

Hello,

What would be more correctly said?

We are having or we are going to have dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday.(The test said 'we are having' form is wrong)

It's going to snow or it will snow in the mountains tomorrow evening.( 'Be going to' is wrong too in this sentence)

I am seeing my sister in April or I am going to see my sister in April.(I am seeing is wrong according to the test)

Thanks​

 

[sondra]

'It's snowing in the mountains tomorrow evening.' Would be correct too, am I right?
I forgot if you use progressive form when talking about such predictions.

Thanks

 

[billmcd]

Re: The Future

Hello,

What would be more correctly said?

We are having or we are going to have dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday.(The test said 'we are having' form is wrong) Most verbs may be used in present continuous form to indicate a future action if it is used with a time reference e.g. Saturday, as in your example. Also, the verb "to have" can be considered one of several stative (that is, non-active) verbs but also one of a few of the stative verbs that can also be use "actively". So, in short, it is not "wrong" as it is used in your example.

It's going to snow or it will snow in the mountains tomorrow evening.( 'Be going to' is wrong too in this sentence) "Going to" as a prediction, and as used in your example is OK.

I am seeing my sister in April or I am going to see my sister in April.(I am seeing is wrong according to the test) Even though a little clumsy/awkward, same as "are having" above.

Thanks​

Was this an instructor developed "test" or from a book? If from a book, the title?

 

[Barb_D]

Re: The Future

I have merged the two threads.
sondra, in the future, please post a question only once.

"It's snowing in the mountains tomorrow" doesn't work.

 

[sondra]

Re: The Future

It was posted twice? I am surprised... I didn't post it twice and unfortunately I can't find my new posts.

I can find them now .

 

[sondra]

Re: The Future

I found it on the Net Future tenses in English - Exercise.

 

[billmcd]

'It's snowing in the mountains tomorrow evening.' Would be correct too, am I right?
I forgot if you use progressive form when talking about such predictions. I wouldn't.

Thanks

b.

 

[bhaisahab]

Re: The Future

I found it on the Net Future tenses in English - Exercise.

That's not a good test, more than one answer is possible in several of the questions.

 

[sondra]

Re: The Future

Thank you very much, bhaisahab. I will take that into account.

 

[sondra]

Re: The Future

Could you tell which questions are they? Is it number 4? Well, I may be wrong, but I think that present progressive form, be going to, simple future form, and present simple (for a scheduled event) can be used there. For example;
On Sunday at 8 o'clock I meet my friend. (I remember a similar example where it was used for a scheduled event). Maybe in question number 5 and 2 it's the same.
Maybe in questions number 4 and 5 I could use present simple form to express the idea that the action is a part of a scheduled event, and in number 2 I could use present simple to show that the action takes place regularly? hmm, but in this case there must words like 'every Saturday'.. Well, having dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday can't be a scheduled event, can it? I really wonder if I can use present simple form in the second sentence to show that it's a regular action or a scheduled event.. What a long monologue!
Thanks