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Kekel  +  391772 Fri, 13 Jul 07 08:43 PM
Hey folks!! Is it correct to say:

I go to sleep now
I go to visit her
I go to stay at the beach


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Feebs11  +  391778 Fri, 13 Jul 07 09:21 PM
Yes.
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Pucca  +  391816 Fri, 13 Jul 07 11:59 PM
Hello Kekel and Feebs!Smile [:)]

I don't understand why they are correct..

In the first sentence it says that the person is going to sleep that moment, why isn't it in the continous form?
And what about the last sentence? It doesn't that it is a habit, I mean, the sentence doesn't say that you do that everyday..why isn't it in the continous form either?

Thanks in advance!
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Clive  +  392293 Sun, 15 Jul 07 05:33 AM

Hi,

You really can't judge any of these sentences without some kind of context. For example, these contexts.

It's 10pm. Let me tell you what I do every evening. I go to sleep now.
I love Mary. Let me tell you what I do every Sunday. I go to visit her.
Let me tell you what I do every summer. I go to stay at the beach.

You seem to be thinking of different contexts, in which the present continuous would be better.

Best wishes, Clive

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Pucca  +  392619 Sun, 15 Jul 07 09:00 PM

Hello Clive!Smile [:)]

..but, without a context, would those sentences be correct?

Thanks in advance!

Feebs11  +  392625 Sun, 15 Jul 07 09:20 PM
Yes. They are all understandable and make sense.
Pucca  +  392631 Sun, 15 Jul 07 09:46 PM
 Clive wrote:
It's 10pm. Let me tell you what I do every evening. I go to sleep now.


Thanks for answering, Feebs!Smile [:)]

..but, what about that sentence? I don't understand that 'now' there..
Feebs11  +  392634 Sun, 15 Jul 07 10:01 PM
It shows that at this moment you go to sleep.
Pucca  +  392640 Sun, 15 Jul 07 10:24 PM
But, can you use the word 'now' in an habit? Smile [:)]

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