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Acbeat Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

In the future or now?

I can't understand the following sentence.

The nuclear authority will now check the water, temperatures and pressures in the reactor while it is in full operation.

Is it in the future or now? It is used the wird will and now. I read the news today.
  

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The word, now , is an indication of the present. Thus, now it has stopped raining; now the sun is coming out; now we are happy. Surrounding now there are references to the past (has stopped), the present (are), and future (coming).

— Wilpeter

  • The word, now , is an indication of the present.
  • Thus, now it has stopped raining; now the sun is coming out; now we are happy.
  • Surrounding now there are references to the past (has stopped), the present (are), and future (coming).
  • Now is the current time/day/moment/season etc.
  • ‘From now on’ means from this point forward.
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The word, now, is an indication of the present. Thus, now it has stopped raining; now the sun is coming out; now we are happy. Surrounding now there are references to the past (has stopped), the present (are), and future (coming). Now is the current time/day/moment/season etc. ‘From now on’ means from this point forward. ‘Up to now’ means from the past until
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Thanks!
I was so confused, so I read the word in the future in this sentence. There is no FUTURE in this.
I don't know what happened in my brain.
Excuse me.
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AcbeatThe nuclear authority will now check ...
I suspect that the context will verify that this should be read as

The state of the agreement now (= at this time) is that when the procedures take effect (= in the future) the nuclear authority will check ....

because the terms of the agreement have been changing over the last few months.
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