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Pructus Posted 12 years ago
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If she has been to the shopping mall today, she will have spent all her money.
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Does this mean that if she goes out to the shopping mall, she will spend all her money, referring to the future?
Or, we can say this when she is still in the shopping mall, referring to the present?
If she has been to the shopping mall today, she will have spent all her money.
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Does this mean that if she goes out to the shopping mall, she will spend all her money, referring to the future?
Or, we can say this when she is still in the shopping mall, referring to the present?
Top answer
This is a hypothetical (an "if"). We don't know if she has been to the mall or not. But if she has been to the mall (the past), then of necessity, she will have spent all her money (already, not in the future).
- This is a hypothetical (an "if").
- We don't know if she has been to the mall or not.
- But if she has been to the mall (the past), then of necessity, she will have spent all her money (already, not in the future).
- So both parts are in the past.
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This is a hypothetical (an "if"). We don't know if she has been to the mall or not. But if she has been to the mall (the past), then of necessity, she will have spent all her money (already, not in the future).
So both parts are in the past.
So both parts are in the past.
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Hi Doctor D,
What about this: If she is to the shopping mall today, she will have spent all her money?
It's about the future, isn't it?
What about this: If she is to the shopping mall today, she will have spent all her money?
It's about the future, isn't it?
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If she was at the shopping mall today, would she have spent all her money? Is right.
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Not a correct sentence.
What do you want to say?
If she is going to the shopping mall today, she will spend all her money. (She hasn't gone yet)
Or
If she is at the shopping mall today, she will spend/is spending all her money. (Time is undetermined. She could be going later or she could there now).
What do you want to say?
If she is going to the shopping mall today, she will spend all her money. (She hasn't gone yet)
Or
If she is at the shopping mall today, she will spend/is spending all her money. (Time is undetermined. She could be going later or she could there now).
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