will come for dinner tonight vs are coming for dinner tonight

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Will come for dinner tonight' is a statement about a future event, while 'are coming for dinner tonight' is a statement about a planned event involving multiple people. The choice between the two depends on whether you are referring to a single person or a group of people coming for dinner.

Last updated: April 09, 2024 • 351 views

will come for dinner tonight

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate a future event.

This phrase is used to inform someone that a specific person or group of people will be attending dinner on the same evening.

Examples:

John will come for dinner tonight.
We will come for dinner tonight.

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will come for dinner tonight
To serve food in high-quality design dishes with unique and original decorations will be the icing on the cake when your friends will come for dinner.
I to it will come for a dinner tomorrow .
Will you come for dinner and meet my family sometime?
I've told your dad that You and Man will come back for a dinner tonight.
Dad, Laurel and I will come to the club for dinner.
Will you both come over for dinner?
Sometimes he'd come for dinner after practice.
Me and Marion, we'll come for dinner.
I told your parents to come for dinner.
After all, they did come for dinner, you know.
Just come for dinner, man.
I didn't come for dinner.
Dear Barney, please come for dinner tonight at 8.
I was thinking you might come for dinner tomorrow.
Oz has to come for dinner next week.
Officer, come for dinner next time.
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Tell your Delia to come for dinner.
I have this fantasy that she comes for dinner and I show her my new lemon zester. We become very close.
We want you to come for dinner.

Alternatives:

will be coming for dinner tonight
will join us for dinner tonight
will be joining us for dinner tonight
will be attending dinner tonight
will be present for dinner tonight

are coming for dinner tonight

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate a planned event involving multiple people.

This phrase is used to inform someone that a group of people is planned to attend dinner on the same evening.

Examples:

The Smiths are coming for dinner tonight.
Our friends are coming for dinner tonight.

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are coming for dinner tonight
None of the kids are coming for dinner tonight.
The kids are coming for dinner tonight.
Pede and Pernille are coming for dinner on Saturday.
You've got an hour. Carole and Russ are coming for dinner.
As you know, Sir Richard Carlisle arrives later and the Crawleys are coming for dinner tonight.
As you know, Sir Richard Carlisle arrives later and the Crawleys are coming for dinner tonight.
So, it looks like Claude and Martin are coming for dinner on the 24th.
If the parents of Rose's young man are coming for dinner, things must be more advanced than I realised.
To find out if you and jack are coming for dinner Friday to discuss wedding plans.
But the Morgans are coming for dinner!
You're not going to push me away any more and you are coming for dinner tonight.
The twins are coming for dinner.
interrogative Voglio sapere se vieni a cena I want to know if you are coming for dinner
Okay, Bob and Lee are coming over for dinner tonight.
John and Alice are coming over for dinner.
Marty and Maggie and Elaine are coming over for dinner tonight.
Òhe Sawants are coming over for dinner tonight.
'cause your parents are coming over for dinner.
Marilyn and Richard are coming over for dinner.
John and Alice are coming over for dinner.

Alternatives:

will be joining us for dinner tonight
will be attending dinner tonight
will be present for dinner tonight
will be dining with us tonight
will be our dinner guests tonight

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