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Cathyregar Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Future continuous and Future perfect
Hallo,
Do help me out anyone who has the answer to my question.
I am still confused with future continuous and future perfect tense. I'll give you the sentences;
Future continuous;
- I will be going to England when I finish school next year
Future perfect;
- I will have gone to England when I am done with school next year
Could you tell which sentence is correct?
Thanks in advance.
Do help me out anyone who has the answer to my question.
I am still confused with future continuous and future perfect tense. I'll give you the sentences;
Future continuous;
- I will be going to England when I finish school next year
Future perfect;
- I will have gone to England when I am done with school next year
Could you tell which sentence is correct?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
I believe you probably intend the meaning of the first one. I will be going to England when I finish school next year. You are going to finish school, and then you are going to England.
- I believe you probably intend the meaning of the first one.
- I will be going to England when I finish school next year.
- You are going to finish school, and then you are going to England.
- Otherwise you are saying that you are going to England at some time before you finish school next year.
- That's more or less what the second sentence says.
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I believe you probably intend the meaning of the first one.
I will be going to England when I finish school next year.
You are going to finish school, and then you are going to England.
Otherwise you are saying that you are going to England at some time before you finish school next year. That's more or less what the second sentence s
I will be going to England when I finish school next year.
You are going to finish school, and then you are going to England.
Otherwise you are saying that you are going to England at some time before you finish school next year. That's more or less what the second sentence s
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CJ,
Still confused....if I say ; I will have cooked the meals before my kids get home......means; when my kids get home I've already prepared the meals.
And I say; I will have gone to England when I am done with school next year..does not mean; I am going to England when my school done. (?)
Will you tell me when I can use the future perfect?
Thanks again
Still confused....if I say ; I will have cooked the meals before my kids get home......means; when my kids get home I've already prepared the meals.
And I say; I will have gone to England when I am done with school next year..does not mean; I am going to England when my school done. (?)
Will you tell me when I can use the future perfect?
Thanks again
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I will have cooked the meals before my kids get home.
~ I will have finished cooking the meals before my kids get home.
X = the present moment
! = the kids get home
< > = you finished cooking the meals at some time between these markers
................................X...................!...............
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~ I will have finished cooking the meals before my kids get home.
X = the present moment
! = the kids get home
< > = you finished cooking the meals at some time between these markers
................................X...................!...............
< >
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Will you tell me when I can use the future perfect?
To be honest, you can't use it very often at all. It is probably the least used tense in the English language. I don't believe that I have used it more than once or twice in that last ten years, and I'm a native speaker.
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Here is the most common pattern.
... WILL
To be honest, you can't use it very often at all. It is probably the least used tense in the English language. I don't believe that I have used it more than once or twice in that last ten years, and I'm a native speaker.
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Here is the most common pattern.
... WILL
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CJ,
Your explanation has helped me, thank you so much....
I've been learning English by myself for a while now. I am still facing difficulties with grammer and syntax, but I desperately want to improve it.
I have been writing a short story and I wonder if you can take a look at my writing and correcting it. Is that possible?
I'll send you the note when I receive
Your explanation has helped me, thank you so much....
I've been learning English by myself for a while now. I am still facing difficulties with grammer and syntax, but I desperately want to improve it.
I have been writing a short story and I wonder if you can take a look at my writing and correcting it. Is that possible?
I'll send you the note when I receive
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I'm sorry, but I just don't have the time to proofread and edit a short story personally. Why not post it in our Essay section where other forum members can help?
CJ
CJ
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