Should I use “closes” or “is closing” or “is going to close”?
Let’s walk quickly because the shop (closes/is closing/is going to close) in ten minutes.
What do great choices seem more confusing to you? Do not know whether to chose, my opinion I’m going to choose is closing but I don’t know why? What’s going on in the third paragraph?
In this case, I think all are correct and mean exactly the same thing that you need to hurry to reach the shop before it shut down.
When you say “closes”, you are talking about the “regular closing time.” On the other hand, if you say,”is closing,” it may mean that you just got the news, and the shop is closing not at its regular time.
If the event is definitely going to happen (or it’s a regular affair as in trains schedules), using the base verb is fine in present only tense…
How can I get out of the shop early at 8 p.m.? normal timing Hurry,
the shop is closing at 8 am at the Newark Depot. maybe, you know that it is not its usual time and the shop is closing early.
This is an exaggeration? And who are we talking to? In my opinion, in your case, broadly all three can work.
I use present simple closes about a general truth or about a scheduled event Ice melts if you heat
it – general truth My flight leaves at 9:45
– scheduled event.
You can use present continuous being ending about something that is happening right now, or something that is planned or intended to happen soon.
I am writing a book right now I
am leaving tomorrow – intent You
can use be going to infinitive of something that will happen or intended to happen: usually it means soon, but could be some time away.
The moon light will go out tonight – it will happen I
am going to make dinner soon – intent All
of humanity will die one day – will happen eventually You can
also use will infinitive for something that will happen or you intend to do at any time?
I will go to America one day – intent
All of the versions that you have suggested would
be OK, but the best would be Let’s walk quickly because the shop closes in ten
minutes – planned
Let’s walk quickly because the shop will shut in ten minutes. Will happen soon Let’s
walk quickly because the shop will close in ten minutes. The situations are similar
To The Next Example (There Is a Conflict), These three examples are all equally good: the circumstances might affect which one you choose to use. Are going to close is less formal. There is not much difference between the other two, unless you want to distinguish between scheduled and will definitely happen.
What is the weakest version actually but it’s not happening now and it’s not something that you plan or intend?
Let walk as if the store is closing and you have
to leave. Let’s walk fast. If it is 4am, it doesn’t matter what time it is.
