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I’m going to make dinner, and you can set the table.

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Sentence

Narrator

I’m going to make dinner, and you can set the table.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Instructions

I'm making dinner; please set the table.

Making a Plan

Let's plan dinner. I'll cook, and you can set the table.

Describing Actions

I'll prepare the meal, and you can arrange the cutlery and plates.

Making a Request

Could you set the table while I finish cooking dinner?

Rephrased versions

Formal

I will prepare dinner, and you may set the table.

Casual

I'm cooking dinner; you can set the table.

Simpler English

I'll make dinner, and you can put out the plates.

Phrases to learn

make dinner

To prepare a meal for the evening.

set the table

To arrange the plates, cutlery, and napkins for a meal.