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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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artur
I've got the sentence: "Friday will be a bad day for me - I have a press conference. I wish your mother were coming/came on Saturday or Sunday. But I know it's not your fault." Which form is better were coming or came? And why?
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I've got the sentence: "Friday will be a bad day for me - I have a press conference. I wish your mother were will be coming /came on Saturday or Sunday. "coming" is the correct form.
- I've got the sentence: "Friday will be a bad day for me - I have a press conference.
- I wish your mother were will be coming /came on Saturday or Sunday.
- "coming" is the correct form.
- it's the future continuous time
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I've got the sentence: "Friday will be a bad day for me - I have a press conference. I wish your mother were will be coming/came on Saturday or Sunday.
"coming" is the correct form. it's the future continuous time
"coming" is the correct form. it's the future continuous time
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Thanks for the answer. I've found the sentence in a multiple-choice test but unfortunately, your option wasn't given there. According to the answer key the correct form is 'were coming' but I don't know why.
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Ayadi GhaitI've got the sentence: "Friday will be a bad day for me - I have a press conference. I wish your motherSorry, Ayadi, but that's not correct. You cannot say *"I wish your mother will be coming...werewill be coming/came on Saturday or Sunday."coming" is the correct form. it's the future continuous time
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artur17According to the answer key the correct form is 'were coming' but I don't know why.If you check my reply, you'll see that I did say that "were coming" is OK". It's really a matter of personal choice, and perhaps dependent on the context. Personally, I prefer "were coming", but rest assured that "was coming" is also perfectly acceptable.
BillJ
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