[Grammar] "will do" and "be going to do"
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Hi and welcome :hi:,
Actually, this forum works the other way round: you give us examples of sentences which pose a problem for you, and we try to help you solve them.
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There are also sections on these two ways of expressing the future here: Ways of Expressing the Future in English
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Actually,I want to know .Under what circumstances to use "will do".Under what circumstances to use"be going to do".
Sorry,I can't show some examples of sentences because I don't know how to use them.
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Then, please see post #4.
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As we said, go to the similar threads or follow the link 5jj posted and you will find many answers to your question.
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hylhyl, you can find previous answers to your question by typing your excellent thread title in the Google Custom Search box at the top of the page.
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It can.
Have you read the UE article I provided the link to in post #4? We explain there that there are often several possible 'correct' ways of expressing the future in many contexts.
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You are going to stay confused unless you makes some effort yourself. Look through some of the links we have given and suggestions we have made. If you find specific examples which you don't understand, ask about them.
It's no use coming up with vague examples from a nameless book. If your book says that "They will go away tomorrow morning" cannot be used, then throw away the book. Will may not be very likely in that particular utterance, but it is possible.
Are you doing / Will you do) anything this evening?hylhyl
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I read the link that you give me. It is very useful to me. I like it . It's brilliant . I am from china and I'm a junior in university . I also read some other web page with grammar that you had written. Like Category: English Grammar Usage Articles & Notes
. Thank you very much.
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