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Ask for help > I ´m seeing
I ´m seeing
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Mouna mch
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I ´m seeing
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hi dear teachers,I need your help please, is it correct to say : were are going on holiday next week .....and we are seeing the beautiful views.... if no why not?? thanks in advance Mouna
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20 Nov 2013
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miyoko71
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to see is a verb which cannot be put in the continous form,because it ´s in the category of sense verbs(appear-hear-see-seem-smell-sound-taste)
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20 Nov 2013
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Mouna mch
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yes, but i can say : i ´m seeing my doctor next week!" |
20 Nov 2013
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najoua hammami
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we say:where are you going on holiday next week?
WHY? we ask about the place
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20 Nov 2013
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mohamedthabet
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When "see" means "meet" or "visit", as in "see the doctor", then it can be put in the continuous form.
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20 Nov 2013
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MarionG
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We are going to go.. and we are going to see
simple future going to for things you already planned |
20 Nov 2013
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cunliffe
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´We ´re going on holiday next week and we ´re seeing the beautiful views �...... It sounds fine to me, as a native English speaker.
´We ´re going on holiday next week and we ´ll be seeing the beautiful views � sounds better. I ´m afraid I can ´t explain why!
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20 Nov 2013
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almaz
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As mohamedthabet hinted, �see � is one of those polysemic words English abounds with. In fact, I remember a ´quiz � where �see � was the answer to what the following concepts have in common lexically (apart from the obvious meaning of ´perceiving with the eye �):
(1) understanding; (2) judging; (3) experiencing; (4) finding out; (5) dating; (6) consulting; (7) visiting; (8) ensuring; (9) escorting; and (10) sending away?
Polysemy just means the co-existence of many possible meanings for a word (or phrase), so this particular verb can be either stative or dynamic depending on its meaning. We´re seeing - as something you´re definitely going to do in the future - could obviously mean ´visiting� (no. 7 above)
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20 Nov 2013
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