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Inchoateknowledge Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

future tense

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00tense requires a 01i01b00choice between present and past forms of verbs being the first02b02i00 or only in a finite verb phrase. 02br
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01font00I will go home.02font02br
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01i01b00will go02b02i00 is the verb in this sentence. 01i01b00It02b02i00 is a finite verb phrase with a finite operator (auxiliary will) being the first element.02br
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00Will is the present form of the auxiliary.02br
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00My question:02br
00What does (simple) 01i01b00future tense02b02i00 mean in this sentence? 0-
  

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0 Your 01b 00intent02b 00, your 01b 00will02b 00 to go home (sometime in the future). 02b 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 Your 01b 00intent02b 00, your 01b 00will02b 00 to go home (sometime in the future).
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0 Your 01b00intent02b00, your 01b00will02b00 to go home (sometime in the future). It shows the involvement of your 01b00volition.02b0-
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1i00I will go home02i00 means you anticipate or foresee a situation in which you travel to where you live. It may also be regarded as an offer. It may also be regarded as a promise in the appropriate context. In that case you fulfill the promise by actually going home later.02br
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00 Or are you asking what the 01u00words02u00
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01cite10Inchoateknowledge12cite10What does (simple) 11i11b10future tense12b12i10 mean in this sentence? 12br
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10The grammarian (it 01i00is02i00 a grammarian, isn't it?) you're quoting would probably tell you that there is no future tense
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