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Nicetomeetyou Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Are both prepositions possible?
I'l have finished doing this job
A) by six p.m. tomorrow
B) at six p.m. tomorrow
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nicetomeetyou I' ll have finished the job by ... A definite time doesn't work for perfect tenses. 'at 6 pm' is a definite time, thus wrong in your context.
- nicetomeetyou I' ll have finished the job by ...
- A definite time doesn't work for perfect tenses.
- 'at 6 pm' is a definite time, thus wrong in your context.
- 'by 6 pm' means any time before 6, which does make sense for a perfect tense.
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nicetomeetyouI'll have finished the job by...
A definite time doesn't work for perfect tenses.
'at 6 pm' is a definite time, thus wrong in your context.
'by 6 pm' means any time before 6, which does mak
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