Future continuous with simple present
I want to know why we use future continuous with simple present?
ex: when you come, I'll be listening to the radio.
why not: when you'll com, ....
simple present is used for telling about things that happen continually in the present. Why is it used in this situation.
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anonymous why not: when you'll com, .... The future tense is normally not used in temporal subordinate clauses, in other words, clauses that begin with when, before, after etc. When he comes here, I'll ask him about the plan.
- anonymous why not: when you'll com, ....
- The future tense is normally not used in temporal subordinate clauses, in other words, clauses that begin with when, before, after etc.
- When he comes here, I'll ask him about the plan.
- Put on your shoes before you go out.
- I'll do it after I finish this email.
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anonymouswhy not: when you'll com, ....
The future tense is normally not used in temporal subordinate clauses, in other words, clauses that begin with when, before, after etc.
When he comes here, I'll ask him about the plan.
Put on your shoes before you go out.
I'll do it after I
0The subordinate clause with the subordinator "when" expresses a logical condition that will be true at some point in (future) time.
The main clause expresses the action that exists when the logical condition in the subordinate clause is true.
For example:
Assume "you come" is true at 3:47 pm on July 13, 2023. (that is the "when" condition)
At that time (3:47 pm o
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