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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

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By the end of this month, my English course .......... .

will begin will have begun begins

The basketball team ...... two games next week.

play are playing will be playing

My answer is the present simple for both as they are scheduled actions, am I right?

Thanks

  

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1. " "By the end of this month" describes a completion in future time. Completed action in future time is future perfect.

— Anonymous

  • 1.
  • " "By the end of this month" describes a completion in future time.
  • Completed action in future time is future perfect.
  • 2.
  • " "The basketball team" is singular.
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1. The presence of the phrase, "by the end of this month," necessitates the use of "will have begun." "By the end of this month" describes a completion in future time. Completed action in future time is future perfect.


2. It has to be "will be playing." "The basketball team" is singular. So, "play" and "are playing," future verb forms, cannot be used.

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Thanks a lot. If the choices of the second sentence were is playing / plays, can we choose the present simple then or what?
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A plural verb is very common with nouns such as team in British English: The basket ball team are playing two games next week.

CB

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Thanks but why 'are playing' ? It's written in my textbook that we use present simple with scheduled actions such as matches, TV programs, etc
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