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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Present perfect

"Dele Alli begins a three-match ban for violent conduct. It will be the first league game he's missed since November's goalless draw with Chelsea." (BBC Sport website.)

Does "he's missed" mean "he has missed" in the above? And if so, does the present perfect express the future here?
  

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Anonymous Does "he's missed" mean "he has missed" in the above? Yes. Anonymous does the present perfect express the future here?

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Does "he's missed" mean "he has missed" in the above?
  • Yes.
  • Anonymous does the present perfect express the future here?
  • More or less, yes.
  • It's rather like the past of the future.
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AnonymousDoes "he's missed" mean "he has missed" in the above?
Yes.
Anonymousdoes the present perfect express the future here?
More or less, yes. It's rather like the past of the future. At some point in the near future we can say he has missed the first game.

CJ
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CalifJimMore or less, yes. It's rather like the past of the future. At some point in the near future we can say he has missed the first game.
Thank you very much for the reply.
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I suppose we should say 'It will be the first league game he will have missed...' but the original is colloquial.
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