[Grammar] Future tense

In the sentence Jack is/is going to be sixty - five next month so he retires/will be retiring.

In the Advanced Language Practice by Michael Vince 1994, the correct answer in only "is".

I suspect that "going to be sixty" should also worl althought it mostly relates to American usage. Please explain

Jack will be sixty - five next month so he will retire.

Unregistered said:

In the sentence Jack is/is going to be sixty-five next month so he retires/will be retiring.

In the Advanced Language Practice by Michael Vince 1994, the correct answer is only "is".

I suspect that "going to be sixty-five" should also work although it mostly relates to American usage. Please explain

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There is nothing wrong with "Jack is going to be sixty-five next month" in any variant of English, as far as I know.

Unregistered said:

In the sentence Jack is/is going to be sixty - five next month so he retires/will be retiring.

In the Advanced Language Practice by Michael Vince 1994, the correct answer in only "is".

I suspect that "going to be sixty" should also worl althought it mostly relates to American usage. Please explain

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Both can be used. In the full future tense, it would be "Jack will be sixty-five next month so he will retire". However, an alternative would be "Jack is sixty-five next month so he's retiring."

Especially with birthdays, we frequently use the present tense to indicate the future:

Q - How old are you?
A - I'm 12 next month.

Obviously, the responder is actually only 11 at the time of the question but might use the present tense in the reply.

Raymott said:

There is nothing wrong with "Jack is going to be sixty-five next month" in any variant of English, as far as I know.

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WE use will,not going towhen we speak about future facts.

nado92 said:

WE use will when we speak about future facts.

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We also use "going to" and in some cases the present simple or the present continuous.

nado92 said:

WE use will,not going towhen we speak about future facts.

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Oh, okay, sorry. I stand corrected.
You'll have to be patient with me. I've only been speaking English since about 1960.

Raymott said:

Oh, okay, sorry. I stand corrected.
You'll have to be patient with me. I've only been speaking English since about 1960.

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Hi
Peace be on you.
Thanks for your efforts you make here to teach me and others.
I never tried to say or do that.I was asking you because I studied it this way.
Maybe I forgot to put the question mark.But really I didn't mean what You have understood.
I am sorry if you get me wrong

nado92 said:

Hi
Peace be on you.
Thanks for your efforts you make here to teach me and others.
I never tried to say or do that.I was asking you because I studied it this way.
Maybe I forgot to put the question mark.But really I didn't mean what You have understood.
I am sorry if you get me wrong

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OK, don't worry about it.