Learning English The future and the future seen from the past Siegfried Leistner from Germany writes: Can you please explain the difference in meaning between: I'm leaving tomorrow. I'll leave tomorrow. I'll be leaving tomorrow. I'm going to leave to...
Learn It We are to / we are not to Henrique A da Silva from Brazil writes: Ive been living in the US for a few months and Ive had opportunity to read some articles and books more easily. But Ive had doubts about some constructions. I wonder how it is...
Learning English F uture forms: I'm to / etc Young from South Korea writes: Hi. I'd like to know how to use be to , especially in this way below: I'm to sleep on the sofa tonight . I'm not sure if this example is right or not, but I hear this sort of...
Learning English be to + infinitive Julio Molina from Peru asks: I like the learning English section of the BBC web pages so much. Please, can you explain the use of the verb to be + to in these examples: You are not to smoke They are to be married s...
Ask aboutEnglish Shall / will Available online at: www.bbclearningenglish.com/radio/specials/1535_questionanswer A question from Zuzana in the Czech Republic: Hello. I am Zuzana; I am calling from the Czech Republic. And I would like to know if there...
Ask aboutEnglish 'will stay' or 'will be staying'? A question from Ben in Germany: Hi, my name is Ben, I'm from Germany, I live in Rostock. My question is what is the difference between and How long will you be staying in London? and How long will yo...
BBC Learning English Ask about English Would / going to A question from Naser in Iran: I would like to know what is the difference between would and is going to, for instance: How long would it take? and How long is going to take? Another example: It...
BBC Learning English Ask about English The future progressive A question from Tue Thuc from Vietnam: Samantha, I have a question for you. I am a Vietnamese and I speak French, and so I have some problems with the continuous tense in English. Actually...
BBC Learning English Ask about English 'Hope' Agata from Poland asks: Quite recently a group of English learners from Poland got interested in the following question: What grammatical constructions are possible after a verb hope? A lot of doubts were...
BBC Learning English Ask about English 'I was' 'I were' Dani from Brazil asks: I would like to know when may I or may I not use I was and when may I or may not use I were. What's the difference between them? Thank you very much Dani Mark Shea answers...
