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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Check tenses for these sentences please
Hi. Please check if these are correct. I think nos. 1 and 2 are correct but not no. 3.
1. I will be going to work early in the morning since I have told/promised my boss that I will be at work before 9 a.m.
2. I will be going to work early in the morning since I told/promised my boss that I would be at work before 9 a.m.
3. I will be going to work early in the morning since I have told/promised my boss that I would be at work before 9 a.m.
1. I will be going to work early in the morning since I have told/promised my boss that I will be at work before 9 a.m.
2. I will be going to work early in the morning since I told/promised my boss that I would be at work before 9 a.m.
3. I will be going to work early in the morning since I have told/promised my boss that I would be at work before 9 a.m.
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Hi Anon, I'd say you could use any of your sentences. To be honest, though, I doubt I would use the present perfect in that sentence. Therefore, sentence 2 seems the most likely to me.
- Hi Anon, I'd say you could use any of your sentences.
- To be honest, though, I doubt I would use the present perfect in that sentence.
- Therefore, sentence 2 seems the most likely to me.
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Hi Anon,
I'd say you could use any of your sentences. To be honest, though, I doubt I would use the present perfect in that sentence. Therefore, sentence 2 seems the most likely to me.
I'd say you could use any of your sentences. To be honest, though, I doubt I would use the present perfect in that sentence. Therefore, sentence 2 seems the most likely to me.
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Anonymous1. I will be going to work early in the morning since I have told/promised my boss that I will have been at work before 9 a.m.
2. I will be going to work early in the morning since I told/promised my boss that I would have been at work before 9 a.m.
Would here is an auxillary verb.
3. I will be going to work early
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Hi Fandorin
I think the question here is one of reported speech, and whether the word "will" must be changed to "would" when it is reported in those sentences.
The direct speech was most likely this:
"I will be at work before 9 a.m."
I think the question here is one of reported speech, and whether the word "will" must be changed to "would" when it is reported in those sentences.
The direct speech was most likely this:
"I will be at work before 9 a.m."
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