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Sadee Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
May still continue
By next year, she'll have been studying English for five years.
It describes an action that began before "next year" and may still continue.
Do they mean by "may still continue" that her studying may continue to six or seven more years?
It describes an action that began before "next year" and may still continue.
Do they mean by "may still continue" that her studying may continue to six or seven more years?
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Sadee Do they mean by "may still continue" that her studying may continue to six or seven more years? Yes, it might continue the rest of her life, or it might stop at any time.
- Sadee Do they mean by "may still continue" that her studying may continue to six or seven more years?
- Yes, it might continue the rest of her life, or it might stop at any time.
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SadeeDo they mean by "may still continue" that her studying may continue to six or seven more years?Yes, it might continue the rest of her life, or it might stop at any time.
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If I want to say "By next month, I plan to have been studying English."
Does it mean that I don't know when I'll stop studying?
Thank you in advance.
Does it mean that I don't know when I'll stop studying?
Thank you in advance.
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SadeeIf I want to say "By next month, I plan to have been studying English."That is not grammatical.
By the end of next month, I will have been planning to study English for three years."
For the future perfect (progressive), you need 2 time expressions. 1) The ending point in time and 2) A length of time that the activity has been
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But my grammar book says that it's correct to use "Plan, intend,..."
Followed by either future perfect or future perfect progressive.
Followed by either future perfect or future perfect progressive.
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As far as I understand the sentence you wrote is that my planning to study English will start first, and it may continue more than three years (my planning).
Is this correct?
Is this correct?
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By the end of next month, I will have been planning to study English for three years.
It's December, 2016. The end of next month is January, 2017.
You started planning to study English in January, 2014.
It implies that you are not yet studying English. You are still planning.
It's December, 2016. The end of next month is January, 2017.
You started planning to study English in January, 2014.
It implies that you are not yet studying English. You are still planning.
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The examples are the following:
By next year, I plan to have bought a new car.
By next semester, I plan to have saved up enough money to buy a new house.
By next year, I plan to have bought a new car.
By next semester, I plan to have saved up enough money to buy a new house.
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SadeeBut my grammar book says that it's correct to use "Plan, intend,..."Followed by either future perfect or future perfect progressive.
SadeeThe examples are the following:By next year, I plan to have bought a new car.By next semester, I plan to have saved up enough money to buy a new house.Neither example has the future
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"He pretended to have lost her number and so had been unable to contact her."
Why do they say "And so had been unable"?
Why do they use past perfect tense?
The same here:
"He pretended that he had lost..."
Why do they say "And so had been unable"?
Why do they use past perfect tense?
The same here:
"He pretended that he had lost..."
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