Hello.
Today I thought to show my students a series of pictures and ask them what the pictures are about.
So I thought of the following sentence: I'll show you a picture and you'll tell me what you see.
But then I remembered a double future is not possible in English.
So I've done a search in Google and got these examples:
1) Now I'll show you a picture and you'll say the name of the object.
2) I'll show you a picture and you'll have to guess which [...] game it is.
3) I'll show you a picture, and you must guess the name of the character.
4) I'll show you a picture and you tell me whether it is a good or a service.
5) I'll show you a picture and you tell me what you see.
6) I'm going to show you a picture and you'll tell me what it is about.
I worked out the last one, actually.
Could you please tell me which numbers are correct and acceptable?
Thank you
P.S. I expect the double future issue doesn't include coordinate clauses...
slocawber But then I remembered a double future is not possible in English. Really? " The sentence is fine, but aches for an adverb.
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slocawberBut then I remembered a double future is not possible in English.
Really? I never heard of this "rule." The sentence is fine, but aches for an adverb.
I'll show you a picture and then you'll tell me what you see.
slocawberP.S. I expect the double future issue doesn't include coordinate clauses...
Correct. That rule applies mostly to the if-clause of conditional sentences. In other words, we don't say
If you will take this road, it will lead you to the airport.
We say
If you take this road, it will lead you to