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Private.world Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Is this phrases right ? "Future Continuous" !
1- This time in the next month I will be sitting on the beach.
2- When you arrive; I probably will be picking the fruit.
3- I will be calling at her at eight.
4- No! Don't she still be having breakfast now.
5- I will be waiting you when you come back.
6- When you next see me; I will be wearing my new suit.
7- We have to do night duty here; I will be doing mine next week.
8- In a hundred years time; People will be going to mars for their holidays.
9- It's a serious injury, But he will be walking again in six weeks.
10- Stand there; They will be changing the guard in a minute.
11- It won't be easy to get out of the country; The police will be watching all the parts.
2- When you arrive; I probably will be picking the fruit.
3- I will be calling at her at eight.
4- No! Don't she still be having breakfast now.
5- I will be waiting you when you come back.
6- When you next see me; I will be wearing my new suit.
7- We have to do night duty here; I will be doing mine next week.
8- In a hundred years time; People will be going to mars for their holidays.
9- It's a serious injury, But he will be walking again in six weeks.
10- Stand there; They will be changing the guard in a minute.
11- It won't be easy to get out of the country; The police will be watching all the parts.
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In general, they are correct. ) #4 is a major problem: Do you mean to say "She shouldn't still be having breakfast," or "She won't be having breakfast now"?
- In general, they are correct.
- ) #4 is a major problem: Do you mean to say "She shouldn't still be having breakfast," or "She won't be having breakfast now"?
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In general, they are correct. There is a grammatical problem with your use of the semicolon in all the sentences other than 10 and 11; eg #2 should be, "When you arrive, I probably will be picking the fruit." ("When you arrive" is a dependent clause and cannot be separated from the sentence with a semicolon.) #4 is a major problem: Do you mean to say "She shouldn't still be having breakfast," or
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Hi,
Your tenses are good, but you need to review when to use a semi-colon.
1- This timein the next month I will be sitting on the beach.
2- When you arrive, I probably will be picking the fruit.
3- I will be callingat her at eight.
4- No! Won't she still be having breakfast then?
5- I will be waiting you when you come back
Your tenses are good, but you need to review when to use a semi-colon.
1- This time
2- When you arrive, I probably will be picking the fruit.
3- I will be calling
4- No! Won't she still be having breakfast then?
5- I will be waiting you when you come back
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Anonymous("When you arrive" is a dependent clause and cannot be separated from the sentence with a semicolon.)Really I need to review this lesson again; Thank you.
Clive
4- No! Won't she still be having breakfast the
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Hi,
4- No! Don't she still be having breakfast now.
4- No! Won't she still be having breakfast (then)? question
4- No! She won't still be having breakfast (then). not a question
Consider this about now/then.
eg The doctor is available. He will see you now.
eg The doctor will be free tomorrow at 9am. He
4- No! Don't she still be having breakfast now.
4- No! Won't she still be having breakfast (then)? question
4- No! She won't still be having breakfast (then). not a question
Consider this about now/then.
eg The doctor is available. He will see you now.
eg The doctor will be free tomorrow at 9am. He
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Understood
As long as the phrase contain [won't], must use Future not NOW.
As long as the phrase contain [won't], must use Future not NOW.
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Hi,
Understood
As long as the phrase contain [won't], must use Future not NOW.
No. It's not as simple as that .
Consider this.
eg The doctor is not available. He will not / won't see you now. He won't be busy tomorrow at 9am. Come back then.
Clive
Understood
As long as the phrase contain [won't], must use Future not NOW.
No. It's not as simple as that .
Consider this.
eg The doctor is not available. He will not / won't see you now. He won't be busy tomorrow at 9am. Come back then.
Clive
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