Questions tagged [future]
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Why did the writer use future continuous in this example?
These will be arriving with us in the next week and will be our last releases this year.
Does "will be arriving" imply that he has "no power" on the sending of the releases, I mean the sending of the releases does not depend on the writer (he is…
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Does not arrive or won't arrive?
Did you use the correct address ?I am really worried that the parcel does not arrive .
Is it better to use won't arrive future instead present in this example.
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Can I use the future in this example?
Please let me know if some mail order company will be stocking this book.
I think I can use the future tense here, because there are two alternatives: they will stock or they won't stock. I could replace 'if' by 'whether' so the future should be…
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Why is it not possible to use future in the second example?
Can you assure me that the CD will be in stock in the next month? I'll order from you when (or if) it will be in stock.
Why not "it is in stock" it is a when or if clause expressing future, so present should work better
I was answered last time I…
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Why is "going to " used in this case
Next month I'm going to start working on a farm one day a week.
Why not present continuous "am starting" as next month is precised so we know that present continuous indicates future and it is certain it is more than an intention.May be present…
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If/then in the future
A song lyrics got me thinking.
If you leave me I'll miss you much.
I know songs are absolved of following strict grammar thus I'm not criticizing it. My question is as follows: what tense(s)* are appropriate for expressing 'if/then in the…
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