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OoPAPERoo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Can you explain this grammar?
Why is it correct?
- Please ask Mr Smith if I am seeing him next week.
And it's incorrect:
- Please ask Mr Smith if I see him next week.
- Please ask Mr Smith if I am seeing him next week.
And it's incorrect:
- Please ask Mr Smith if I see him next week.
Top answer
Both are correct. see is not being used literally here. see means meet with in these sentences.
- Both are correct.
- see is not being used literally here.
- see means meet with in these sentences.
- Ask him if I am meeting with him next week.
- Ask him if I meet with him next week.
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Both are correct. see is not being used literally here. see means meet with in these sentences.
Ask him if I am meeting with him next week.
Ask him if I meet with him next week.
Both are fine. The present tense (simple or progressive) can be used to express future time. They suggest a pre-planned event.
CJ
Ask him if I am meeting with him next week.
Ask him if I meet with him next week.
Both are fine. The present tense (simple or progressive) can be used to express future time. They suggest a pre-planned event.
CJ
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That's the trouble with forums! You get 20 different opinions here, but in class you only get one - your teacher's opinion.
Maybe your teacher thinks that only the progressive form of see can be used as a substitute for meet with. Some people believe that. But it's not likely productive for me to speculate on the reasons here. You'll have to ask the teacher why h
Maybe your teacher thinks that only the progressive form of see can be used as a substitute for meet with. Some people believe that. But it's not likely productive for me to speculate on the reasons here. You'll have to ask the teacher why h
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