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Hela Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
choice of tense
Dear teachers,
Would you please tell me why we can use either tense in each of the following sentences ?
1 All the tickets will have been sold by the time we get / have got there.
2 Whether she plays / will play on Saturday depends on what her doctor says.
3 We will go / are going to bed as soon as the programme has finished / finishes.
Many thanks,
Hela
Would you please tell me why we can use either tense in each of the following sentences ?
1 All the tickets will have been sold by the time we get / have got there.
2 Whether she plays / will play on Saturday depends on what her doctor says.
3 We will go / are going to bed as soon as the programme has finished / finishes.
Many thanks,
Hela
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Present and present continuous to denote future? Also, make a search with present future (top right Search box) to find related threads
- Present and present continuous to denote future?
- Also, make a search with present future (top right Search box) to find related threads
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Present and present continuous to denote future?
Also, make a search with
present future
(top right Search box)
to find related threads
Also, make a search with
present future
(top right Search box)
to find related threads
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The present tenses (present (simple) and present progressive) can express future time in English, not just the will form. The idiom going to also expresses future time.
She [plays / is playing / will play / is going to play] on Saturday.
All can be used for future time.
If the main clause is in the future or the imperative, a secondary clause of time (b
She [plays / is playing / will play / is going to play] on Saturday.
All can be used for future time.
If the main clause is in the future or the imperative, a secondary clause of time (b
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