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Anonymous  +  200403 Fri, 24 Feb 06 06:01 AM

Please check this sentence. "Breakfast is served in the dining hall. Today it (is served, is being served, is going to be served, will be served) in the conference room." Which forms of the verbs are correct?

I think if breakfast is available at the moment of speaking, "is being served" is correct. If it is not breakfast time yet, which is good?

Thank you very much.
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Clive  +  200426 Fri, 24 Feb 06 06:49 AM

Hi,

Please check this sentence. "Breakfast is served in the dining hall. Today it (is served, is being served, is going to be served, will be served) in the conference room." Which forms of the verbs are correct? They are all correct grammatically.

I think if breakfast is available at the moment of speaking, "is being served" is correct. Yes If it is not breakfast time yet, which is good? The normal phrase is 'will be served'.

Best wishes, Clive
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Anonymous, 3 yr 275 days ago

Thank you, Clive. I'd like to ask a further question about "grammatically correct".

Breakfast is served in the dining hall. Today it (is served, is being served, is going to be served, will be served) in the conference room.

Can I interpret "is going to be served" and "is served" as expressions that are not used or sound odd? Thank you very much.

Clive  +  200515 Fri, 24 Feb 06 02:21 PM

Hi,

Breakfast is served in the dining hall. Today it (is served, is being served, is going to be served, will be served) in the conference room.

Can I interpret "is going to be served" and "is served" as expressions that are not used or sound odd? Thank you very much.

is going to be served If I read a notice in the hotel with this tense, it would sound a little unusual. I think it's because of the 'here is our plan' aspect of the tense. It would also sound a little temporary to me, eg The dining room is closed for painting so breakfast is going to be served in the TV room. 'Will be served' presents it more as a simple fact than a plan.

is served This would not be unusual, and is sometimes used. The meaning is that 'every day' this is where breakfast is served.

Best wishes, Clive
Clive
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