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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Help!!! future continous forms
Hi teachers,
In a grammar book I read that you use future continous forms in these contexts:
The problem is, I don't understand these explanations because I don't know what putting someone out or sounding something out mean. Please help. I would appreciate any help. Thank you very much!!
In a grammar book I read that you use future continous forms in these contexts:
- reassuring people that we are not putting ourselves (or someone else) out
- sounding out plans before making a request or an offer
The problem is, I don't understand these explanations because I don't know what putting someone out or sounding something out mean. Please help. I would appreciate any help. Thank you very much!!
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Anonymous I don't know what putting someone out or sounding something out mean. Please help. I would appreciate any help "putting yourself out" means to go to special or extraordinary effort.
- Anonymous I don't know what putting someone out or sounding something out mean.
- Please help.
- I would appreciate any help "putting yourself out" means to go to special or extraordinary effort.
- So "not putting yourself out" means just the opposite.
- "sound out" means to find out what someone plans or thinks.
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AnonymousI don't know what putting someone out or sounding something out mean. Please help. I would appreciate any help"putting yourself out" means to go to special or extraordinary effort. So "not putting yourself out" means just the opposite.
"sound out" means to find out what someone plans or thinks. The example you give is confusing because y
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1) Assuring someone that there won't be any inconvenience.
Don't worry. She'll be going there anyway, so she won't be inconvenienced by taking you along with her.
Deliver a package to him? Oh, certainly! I'd be glad to. I'll be seeing him tomorrow anyway, so it's really no trouble at all.
2) Trying to get information that would be useful before asking or offering a favor.
Don't worry. She'll be going there anyway, so she won't be inconvenienced by taking you along with her.
Deliver a package to him? Oh, certainly! I'd be glad to. I'll be seeing him tomorrow anyway, so it's really no trouble at all.
2) Trying to get information that would be useful before asking or offering a favor.
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