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Lcchang Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Questions regarding future action

0I will be finishing this book tomorrow.02br
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00I will be finishing this book by tomorrow.02br
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00We'll be forgetting everything next week.02br
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00We'll be forgetting everything by next week.02br
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00Do they all sound OK?02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 00Are you asking if they are correct grammar? 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00Are you asking if they are correct grammar?
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Are you asking if they are correct grammar? Or are you asking if they are the kind of thing you might say in what you might call a normal scenario?02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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00Yes, they sound OK.0-
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0Yes, they're fine, but perhaps you should consider their frequency ...02br
00Google hits: 02br
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00 8,450 for "I'll finish * by tomorrow"02br
00thus the plain future is much more frequent. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Yes.02br
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00Not to mention the fact that the meanings are different.02br
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01b00"I'll be finishing * by tomorrow"02b00 This means that the action of finishing will be occuring tomorrow, but it does not mean that the action of finishing will be completed by tomorrow.02br
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