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When I go back vs When i'm going back

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'When I go back' is used to talk about a future action that will happen at a specific time, while 'when I'm going back' is used to talk about a future action that will happen in the process of returning. The choice between the two depends on the specific context and the emphasis the speaker wants to convey.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 662 views

When I go back

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to talk about a future action that will happen at a specific time.

This phrase is used to refer to a future action that will take place at a specific time when the speaker returns to a place.

Examples:

When I go back to my hometown, I will visit my old school.
I will call you when I go back from my trip.

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When I go back, no one will laugh at me.
When I go back they probably won't even ask what I did.
When I go back home, daddy will fix it.
When I go back to the village for the celebration, will you come with me?
When I go back, I promise to pay you back.
I keep seeing monks in a parade... and little girls dressed like baby geishas... going to prayer... to ask Buddha to take care of me when I go back to Korea.
and the surrealists and impressionists... When I go back, they won't know what's hit them.
When I go back to a girl, and my hair is longer,
When I go back to Syria, next week in fact, what I see is incredibly heroic people, some of them fighting for democracy, for things we take for granted every single day.
When I go back to moline, do I work at the tastee freez or milk cows on the farm?
When I go back home - and I do all kinds of things, I teach, I train - but I catch one of these things, or I'm chronically ill with one of those, where do they go?
I've been thinking that when I go back to work... we should have a domestic.
And two boyfriends, both jealous, but when I go back I keep it quiet.
What happens when I go back to school?
I think I found a child minder for when I go back to work.
You are useful, and I really need you here, especially when I go back to work.
I'm here so much that when I go back to my place, I can't remember where anything is.
These pictures are the closest Murdock gets to's ready for me when I go back to LA.
Tell me what Inostranka is, and when I go back on the air, I'll start throwing softballs instead of grenades.
I'll return it when I go back for more, which we also need to discuss.

Alternatives:

When I return
When I come back
When I get back

When i'm going back

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to talk about a future action that will happen in the process of returning.

This phrase is used to refer to a future action that will take place while the speaker is in the process of returning to a place.

Examples:

I will buy some souvenirs when I'm going back to the hotel.
When I'm going back home, I'll stop by the grocery store.

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She wants to know when I'm going back to my work.
You were terrified when... I'm going back to the others.
Well, it's just because I don't know when I'm going to be back, Dad.
When I get old, I'm going back to Senegal.
I'm going back to sleep, and when I wake up...
I'm going back to stop my mother from dying when I was 14.
I'm going back to the hotel, change, take some deep, calming when I get back, they will be here.
I'm going back soon to finish my work.
I'm going back home... to see Mother.
I'm going back to the mountains.
The guerare taking the body, I'm going back to sleep.
Tell Mom I'm going back to sleep.
Well, then I'm going back to work.
I'm going back to my crosswords.
Wait, I'm going back to my spot...
I'm going back to the main island with him.
I'm going back to my boyfriend now.
Simon, I'm going back to Thames House.
I'm going back to the dorm to change.
Okay, I'm going back to work.

Alternatives:

When I'm returning
When I'm coming back
When I'm on my way back

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