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Could you please explain the 'going to future' to me? Thanks. PJ



 
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Could you please explain the 'going to future' to me? Thanks. PJ #1 (permalink) Tue Apr 19, 2005 20:24 pm   Could you please explain the 'going to future' to me? Thanks. PJ
 

Zohra and Farida are going to have dinner to us tonight.
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Sentence #2 (permalink) Tue Apr 19, 2005 20:35 pm   Sentence
 

congratulation then.. (dinner with us, btw )
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Sentence #3 (permalink) Tue Apr 19, 2005 20:44 pm   Sentence
 

I am looking for any gramatical error in the above sentence, if somebody can help me.
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Sentence #4 (permalink) Tue Apr 19, 2005 20:54 pm   Sentence
 

now better Smile
There is only one i can see, which is what i put in brackets
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Sentence #5 (permalink) Tue Apr 19, 2005 21:05 pm   Sentence
 

Very Happy Thanks

But do you see any problem in "are going" in the above sentence.
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Sentence #6 (permalink) Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:55 am   Sentence
 

I understand your doubts :
Zohra and Farida ARE going,
Zohra, accompanied by her frind Farida, IS going
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Sentence #7 (permalink) Thu May 05, 2005 16:27 pm   Sentence
 

Zohra and Farida are going to have dinner to us tonight.

Zohra and Farida are going to have dinner with us tonight.

are going to can be changed to are having, since it has been decided and fixed.

Zohra and Farida are having dinner with us tonight.
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