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Moivile Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Can't + Continuous Infinitive. The Future Tense.

She can't be picking us up at 7 tomorrow, she'll still be working then.

Is this sentence grammatically correct?
  

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Yes, that is fine: present continuous for a near future plan.

— Mister Micawber

  • Yes, that is fine: present continuous for a near future plan.
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Yes, that is fine: present continuous for a near future plan.
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But if I use a far future plan, will it be correct?
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It would be a poor choice. Uses of the various future forms are descriptive, not prescriptive.
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