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Ticce Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

I will have been/I will be

What's the difference?

1 I will have been there by six.

2 I will be there by six.

I think 1 means I won't be there at six. 2 means I will still be there at six. Do you agree?

  

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Ticce I think 1 means I won't be there at six. 2 means I will still be there at six. Do you agree?

  • Ticce I think 1 means I won't be there at six.
  • 2 means I will still be there at six.
  • Do you agree?
  • Yes, though (1) is potentially awkward to understand out of context.
  • It may be usable in the right context.
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TicceI think 1 means I won't be there at six. 2 means I will still be there at six. Do you agree?

Yes, though (1) is potentially awkward to understand out of context. It may be usable in the right context.

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