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SpoonfedBaby Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Present Tenses After "when" to Talk About the Future

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00When you have finished using my pc, return it to me .02br
00 Please, when you have started your Website, send me the address.02br
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1font00Absolutely correct! 02font01font00But, your examples are both commands, not really the present tense.02font02br
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0 Just to get this straightened out: use future tense in the main clause and a present tense in the 'if / when' clause.02br
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10Just to get this straightened out: use future tense in the main clause and a present tense in the 'if / when' clause.12br
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01cite10easyway12cite10hi 15012br
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01cite10easyway12cite10hi 15012br
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0"I am 01u00going to using02u00 the PC when you finish." Are sure "going to using" is OK?0-
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Anonymous"I am going to using the PC when you finish." Are sure "going to using" is OK?

Dear Anonymous,

You may say «I am going to be using the PC when you finish». Or «I am going to use the PC when you finish».

You may not say «I am going to using the PC when you finish».

Kind regards,
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Anonymous"I am going to using the PC when you finish." Are sure "going to using" is OK?

No clearly it is not okay. I shouldn't have been so lazy. I just copied and pasted. Good catch, Anon.
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