Future tense for repeated actions

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Anonymous

#345017 Thu, 29 Mar 07 06:00 PM

Which future tense do we use for actions that will happen many times in the future ?

Is it correct ?
I will arrive in Scotland many times for the next month
or
I will be arriving in Scotland...
or what ?

thank you very much

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Doll

#345073 Thu, 29 Mar 07 08:20 PM

I will have done it twice till you finish ,I will have seen him third times before comning back here.

I just could give such examples.I hope I got your point.

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CalifJim

#345075 Thu, 29 Mar 07 08:25 PM

The number of times an action is to occur is not really useful information for choosing between the simple and progressive forms of the future. Either one can refer to a single or to multiple occurrences.

I'll work tomorrow. I'll work every day this week.
I'll be working tomorrow. I'll be working every day this week.

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Goodman

#345090 Thu, 29 Mar 07 09:00 PM

Anonymous wrote:
Which future tense do we use for actions that will happen many times in the future ?

Is it correct ?
I will arrive in Scotland many times for the next month - the context of this sentence is unclear.
or
I will be arriving in Scotland... This is saying "your plane will be landing at the Scotland airport..."
or what ?

thank you very much

Is this what you are tryig to say? I will be visiting Scotland several times in the next few month.

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Anonymous

#345100 Thu, 29 Mar 07 09:43 PM

Yes, but is there a difference between

I will be visiting Scotland several times in the next few months.
I will visit Scotland several times in the next few months.

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Doll

#345242 Fri, 30 Mar 07 09:33 AM

First one seems more planned than the second one.

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nona the brit

#345252 Fri, 30 Mar 07 10:11 AM

1) I will be visiting Scotland several times in the next few months.
I will visit Scotland several times in the next few months.

They are interchangeable in some contexts but generally I think of 1) as your informing someone else of your intention to visit Scotland and 2) could be the same meaning or also could just be your internal thoughts/decision. If you were considering whether to visit Scotland or not, and decide yes, you'd think 2) not 1).

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