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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Future Tenses in If-clauses
Hi everyone,
I've always used to think we do not normally use future tenses in if-clauses, and yet this is the sentence I've come across as GRAMATICALLY CORRECT in Luke Prodromou's Grammar and Vocabulary for FCE Answer Section:
- By the way, will you be going near the post office? You see, I've been expecting an important parcel and... If you'll be going past there anyway, could you collect it for me?
Can anybody explain what the meaning, please?
I've always used to think we do not normally use future tenses in if-clauses, and yet this is the sentence I've come across as GRAMATICALLY CORRECT in Luke Prodromou's Grammar and Vocabulary for FCE Answer Section:
- By the way, will you be going near the post office? You see, I've been expecting an important parcel and... If you'll be going past there anyway, could you collect it for me?
Can anybody explain what the meaning, please?
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Anonymous I've been expecting an important parcel and... If you'll be going past there anyway, could you collect it for me? ,
- Anonymous I've been expecting an important parcel and...
- If you'll be going past there anyway, could you collect it for me?
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AnonymousI've been expecting an important parcel and... If you'll be going past there anyway, could you collect it for me?My interprretation of this "if" clause is: If you should happen to be passing by, could you collect it for me?,
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