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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Future Continuous Form
Grammar
Future Continuous Form
In this sentence, "If you keep doing this, you will be losing your best friend.", would anyone please expain why the future continuous form <will be losing> was used in here? Thanks in advance!
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I cannot explain it. I would use the simple future tense, but I do not find the future continuous to be incorrect. It sounds fine to me.
- I cannot explain it.
- I would use the simple future tense, but I do not find the future continuous to be incorrect.
- It sounds fine to me.
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I cannot explain it. I would use the simple future tense, but I do not find the future continuous to be incorrect. It sounds fine to me.
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hi,
I don't know. It seems like a very odd tense to use here.
Where did you find this sentence?
I would normally expect "If you keep doing this, you will lose your best friend."
Best wishes, Clive
I don't know. It seems like a very odd tense to use here.
Where did you find this sentence?
I would normally expect "If you keep doing this, you will lose your best friend."
Best wishes, Clive
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Anonymouswould anyone please explain why the future continuous form <will be losing> was used in here?Instead of the simple future? Either one is fine, but the simple future may sound a little more abrupt, less friendly. The difference is slight.
CJ
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Thank you so much for your clear explanation, CalifJim! ????? m(_ _)m
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