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Desafinado Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Is using "is to move" instead of will move" incorrect here

Mine:Our company is to move to a new place soon, and so I have to take a bus and a train to get there.
My teacher's:Our company will move to a new place soon, and so I will have to take a bus and a train to get there.
  

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In future, please include your question in the message box, not in the subject line. Desafinado : Is using "is to move" instead of will move" incorrect here No, not at all, but since 'be to' is a future form, the tense of the second clause is clearer if you use a future form: Our company is to move to a new place soon, so I'll have to take a bus and a train to get there .

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  • Desafinado : Is using "is to move" instead of will move" incorrect here No, not at all, but since 'be to' is a future form, the tense of the second clause is clearer if you use a future form: Our company is to move to a new place soon, so I'll have to take a bus and a train to get there .
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In future, please include your question in the message box, not in the subject line.
Desafinado: Is using "is to move" instead of will move" incorrect here
No, not at all, but since 'be to' is a future form, the tense of the second clause is clearer if you use a future form:

Our company is to move to a new place soon, so I'll have to take a bu
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