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Stevenukd Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

IN THE NEAR FUTURE

Dear Teachers,

1. Once I choose one certain job, I always love it and am enthusiastic with it. And you will see this from time to time. / And you will see this in the near future.

- Is this natural to say?

Thanks very much to Teachers,

Stevenukd.
  

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You are mixing up the present and future too much1. Once I choose one certain job, You are talking about a job in the future I always love it and am enthusiastic with it. You are talking about the present And you will see this from time to time.

— Nona the brit

  • You are mixing up the present and future too much1.
  • Once I choose one certain job, You are talking about a job in the future I always love it and am enthusiastic with it.
  • You are talking about the present And you will see this from time to time.
  • You are in the present (from time to time means occasionally) And you will see this in the near future.
  • You are predicting what will happen in the future.
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You are mixing up the present and future too much1.

Once I choose one certain job, You are talking about a job in the future
I always love it and am enthusiastic with it. You are talking about the present
And you will see this from time to time. You are in the present (from time to time means occasionally)
And you will see this in the near future. You are predicting what wil
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Dear None the brit and other teachers,

1. I'm talking about a job which I am looking for. So how can I make my sentence more natural?

Thanks very much to Teachers,

Stevenukd.
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Once I choose one (here a should be a better choice) certain job, I always love it and am enthusiastic with it. And you will see this in the near future.

I find the above sentences all right.

Here is the rule from a grammar book:

A Present or Future tense in the Main clause can be followed by any tense whatever in the Subordinate clause. This is regarding the mixing of
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Once I choose a certain career, I will always love it and be enthusiastic about it....and you will see this very soon. This discusses your attitude towards your career plans. Career works better here than job, as employers chose you for a job, not the other way round.

Once I choose a certain job, I always love it and am enthusiastic about it. This discusses
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