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Cup cake Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Future Continuous

Hi Everyone,

I'm onto the future continuous right now.

This is a little confusing.

I've just written the following sentence:

' While Peter sits for his Chemistry exam, his girlfriend will be working in the city.'

According to the rules, we can't use the future continuous with time clauses such as - while (for example).

I can't see anything wrong with my sentence. It doesn't sound incorrect, yet it is according to the rules.

Hard to believe this rule! Emotion: thinking

Is it true?

If so, why?

Thanks
CC.
  

Top answer

Cup cake According to the rules Check the rule. Is it that the future continuous is not used as a verb in while-clauses? The future continuous in your sentence is in the main clause, not the while-clause.

— AlpheccaStars

  • Cup cake According to the rules Check the rule.
  • Is it that the future continuous is not used as a verb in while-clauses?
  • The future continuous in your sentence is in the main clause, not the while-clause.
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Cup cakeAccording to the rules
Check the rule. Is it that the future continuous is not used as a verb in while-clauses?

The future continuous in your sentence is in the main clause, not the while-clause.
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Cup cakeIt doesn't sound incorrect, yet it is according to the rules.
It's possible that the rule your quoting is not correct because your sentence is correct.

I think the rule is that you can't use the future (any kind of future) in the time clause.

[While / When / After / Before / Until / Once / As soon as] he will [do / be doing
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Oh, thanks AlpheccaStars. Emotion: embarrassed

That's where I'm going wrong; it's in the 'clause' and not the whole sentence.

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Thanks CJ. Emotion: poolparty

I think I've got it now having read AS's post.

Although I'm wondering why we can't say this as
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Cup cakeWhen Jim is going to Hawaii
Careful. That's "going to" as motion, not "going to" as the future.

Cell phone conversation:

— What are you doing?
— I'm going to the supermarket. (on my way now)

But
— I'm going to go to the supermarket. (later, in the future)

The second version has both "goi
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STRIKE....again!

Love bowling too. Emotion: stick out tongue

Thanks for pointing that out CJ.

Another great observatio
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Cup cakeLove bowling too.
So you take your knitting to the bowling alley, I suppose? Emotion: thinking
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One day I'm sure I will.

or maybe I should say...

I will be taking my knitting to the bowling alley, because I won't be able to lift the ball.
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Cup cakeI will be taking my knitting to the bowling alley, because I won't be able to lift the ball.
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