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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Future Perfect

Fox said ministers, who had visited 55 countries, were “discussing the possible shape of new agreements once we have left the EU” and the department was conducting trade audits of key markets in order to identify potential pitfalls. (The Guardian.)

Is clause once we have left the EU expressed in the future perfect tense in the above?
  

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No. It's present perfect.

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  • No.
  • It's present perfect.
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No. It's present perfect.
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No. It is present perfect.
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AlpheccaStarsNo. It is present perfect.
Yes, in form but, in my opinion, not in the meaning. In other words, 'By 2019 the UK will have left the EU.'
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AnonymousYes, in form but,
When linguists analyze a sentence, they do it literally. That is, they evaluate the form that is actually written, not a rewrite of "other words" which may distort the meaning.
The phrase, "By 2019", does not appear in the original sentence. You are playing the role of an opinion editor (adding meaning which the original author
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AnonymousYes, in form but, in my opinion, not in the meaning.
To make the distinction we say "tense" for the physical form of the words, the actual words used, their spelling; we say "time" for the intended time, the time that is meant by the tense when it is used in a certain context.
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We leave at noon to
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CalifJimTo make the distinction we say "tense" for the physical form of the words, the actual words used, their spelling; we say "time" for the intended time, the time that is meant by the tense when it is used in a certain context.
Thank you for that explanation, especially for its clarity.
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