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Jumanah Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Before I get a job...

Before I get a job, I'll finish studying.
I'll have been finishing studying by the time I get a job.
What's the difference between them?
  

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I think you should write: Before I get a job, I will have finished my studies.

  • I think you should write: Before I get a job, I will have finished my studies.
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I think you should write: Before I get a job, I will have finished my studies.
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JumanahBefore I get a job, I'll finish studying.I'll have been finishing studying by the time I get a job.What's the difference between them?
The second one is horribly unnatural.

The first one is grammatical, and makes sense OK, but to me it has a nuance of "I'll be able to get a job easily. I could get a job now, but I think I'll wait and finish my
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But I saw a sentence written like that "Before I get a gob, I'll finish studying.
But I don't know what's the difference between these sentences.
"Before I get a job,I'll finish studying"
"I'll have been finishing studying by the time I get a job"
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Jumanah"I'll have been finishing studying by the time I get a job"
Please read what I wrote about this sentence in my reply.
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Ok. I got it.
Thank you so much.
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Ok.
Is it correct to say "I'll have gotten a job by the time I graduate."
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JumanahOk.Is it correct to say "I'll have gotten a job by the time I graduate."
Yes. (Of course, it means that you will get a job before you graduate, which may not be the usual order of events.)

("gotten" in AmE; "got" in BrE.)
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I think a future perfect is an event that is going to be finished before another action.
A I right?
Does the sentence I wrote have the same meaning as " Before I graduate, I'll get a job."?
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JumanahDoes the sentence I wrote have the same meaning as " Before I graduate, I'll get a job."?
More or less, yes. It is possible that one phrasing may feel more appropriate than the other in a given situation.

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