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Alc24 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Future or Future perfect??
Which would you use here? Could you use both?
If I drop the food, I'll have not only wasted it but made a mess.
If I drop the food, I'll not only waste the food but make a mess.
THank you
If I drop the food, I'll have not only wasted it but made a mess.
If I drop the food, I'll not only waste the food but make a mess.
THank you
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Both are ok. I would probably change I think I'd add in a comma and the word "also". If I drop the food, I'll have not only wasted it, but also made a mess.
- Both are ok.
- I would probably change I think I'd add in a comma and the word "also".
- If I drop the food, I'll have not only wasted it, but also made a mess.
- ") If I drop the food, I'll not only waste the food, but also make a mess.
- I'm not sure about French, but in Spanish "also" is "también".
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Both are ok. I would probably change I think I'd add in a comma and the word "also".
If I drop the food, I'll have not only wasted it, but also made a mess.
(Actually, I think I'd say "...I'll not only have wasted it...")
If I drop the foo
If I drop the food, I'll have not only wasted it, but also made a mess.
(Actually, I think I'd say "...I'll not only have wasted it...")
If I drop the foo
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