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Hanuman_2000 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

must

Hello,

1. I must clean the room before daddy will come.

I know that the above sentence is not correct. The correct form may be like the below.

2. I must clean the room before daddy comes.

I think (2) is correct one. But I don't know why (1) is not correct?

Could anybody explain it to me, Why (1) is not correct? What are the rules behind it.
  

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I think it is more an observation than a rule, Hanuman, but simple present tense is used to denote future meanings in dependent conditional and temporal clauses (clauses introduced by when, if, unless, etc) instead of the will construction. It also appears in some that clauses: I hope (that) it doesn't rain ( won't is also used here); Be sure that you get there on time ( will cannot be used here).

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  • I think it is more an observation than a rule, Hanuman, but simple present tense is used to denote future meanings in dependent conditional and temporal clauses (clauses introduced by when, if, unless, etc) instead of the will construction.
  • It also appears in some that clauses: I hope (that) it doesn't rain ( won't is also used here); Be sure that you get there on time ( will cannot be used here).
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I think it is more an observation than a rule, Hanuman, but simple present tense is used to denote future meanings in dependent conditional and temporal clauses (clauses introduced by when, if, unless, etc) instead of the will construction. It also appears in some that clauses: I hope (that) it doesn't rain (won't is also used here); Be sure that you get the
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