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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Futures, conditionals and 'to predict'
Hi,
I'm just wondering about the use of the verb 'to predict' - I think it must take the future tense, but I'm not sure. Can anyone confirm this? I'm especially looking for reference to more advanced grammars, like Follett or Fowler but I don't have access to these at present.
I'm just wondering about the use of the verb 'to predict' - I think it must take the future tense, but I'm not sure. Can anyone confirm this? I'm especially looking for reference to more advanced grammars, like Follett or Fowler but I don't have access to these at present.
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I'm not sure what you mean by 'it must take the future tense'. There is nothing grammatically exceptional about to predict: He predicted that Mr X would win the Nobel Prize for Literature. He predicts that Mr X will win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
- I'm not sure what you mean by 'it must take the future tense'.
- There is nothing grammatically exceptional about to predict: He predicted that Mr X would win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
- He predicts that Mr X will win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
- When he arrives, he will probably predict that Mr X will win the prize.
- CB
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I'm not sure what you mean by 'it must take the future tense'. There is nothing grammatically exceptional about to predict:
He predicted that Mr X would win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
He predicts that Mr X will win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
When he arrives, he will probably predict that Mr X will win the
He predicted that Mr X would win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
He predicts that Mr X will win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
When he arrives, he will probably predict that Mr X will win the
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