going to finish the work by 5.00

[joham]

I know we can say 'We will have finished/ will finish the work by 5.00 this afternoon.' Then could we say 'We're going to finish the work by 5.00 this afternoon?'

Thank you very much.

 

[Anglika]

You can - it expresses the intention of finishing by that time.

 

[susiedqq]

'We're going to finish the work by 5.00 this afternoon?'


by 5:00 p.m.

 

[Anglika]

I think it is fair to use either form. Certainly in spoken English, "5.00 this afternoon" is quite normal.

 

[smsm_1985]

we are going to finish the work by 5:00 or we will finish the work by 5:00 . the same intention. so we r using future tense in that case.