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Progressive form/help
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Message de jihaire posté le 09-01-2021 à 11:27:41 (S | E | F)
Hello
First, I wish you a happy new year.
Then Iwant would like to understand this sentence :
The future ex-president of the United States wrote
"To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th."
Why did he use a progressive infinitive ( to be going) instead of an infinitive ( to go) ?
Thank you for any reply.
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Modifié par lucile83 le 09-01-2021 12:50
Grey
Message de jihaire posté le 09-01-2021 à 11:27:41 (S | E | F)
Hello
First, I wish you a happy new year.
Then I
The future ex-president of the United States wrote
"To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th."
Why did he use a progressive infinitive ( to be going) instead of an infinitive ( to go) ?
Thank you for any reply.
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Modifié par lucile83 le 09-01-2021 12:50
Grey
Réponse : Progressive form/help de gerondif, postée le 09-01-2021 à 12:58:32 (S | E)
Bonjour
C'est assez courant, je vois ça comme une forme d'insistance, une expression de sa détermination.
Réponse : Progressive form/help de jihaire, postée le 09-01-2021 à 15:26:04 (S | E)
Thank you very much
Réponse : Progressive form/help de traviskidd, postée le 10-01-2021 à 03:23:12 (S | E)
Hello; the future (not infinitive) progressive can be used to instill an expectation in the mind of the interlocutor.
For example:
"I hope you can come to my birthday party. We'll be eating lots of cake and playing lots of fun games!"
"So, will you be coming?" (= Can I expect you? Can I count you as a "yes"?)
See you.
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