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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
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"If he doesn't help me, I'm finished." or "...I will be finished."?
Is "am finished" talking about a future time here?
"If he doesn't help me, I'm finished."
Why isn't it "...I will be finished" instead?
Thanks.
"If he doesn't help me, I'm finished."
Why isn't it "...I will be finished" instead?
Thanks.
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Difficult to judge out of context, but it seems that his present situation is a finished one if he is not given help . Nevertheless, present tense can also be used for a 'known' or established fact in the relatively near future: I am finished at 8:00 (an hour from now); The New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox play the first game of the 2006 season .
- Difficult to judge out of context, but it seems that his present situation is a finished one if he is not given help .
- Nevertheless, present tense can also be used for a 'known' or established fact in the relatively near future: I am finished at 8:00 (an hour from now); The New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox play the first game of the 2006 season .
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Difficult to judge out of context, but it seems that his present situation is a finished one if he is not given help.
Nevertheless, present tense can also be used for a 'known' or established fact in the relatively near future: I am finished at 8:00 (an hour from now); The New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox play the first game of the 2006 season.
Nevertheless, present tense can also be used for a 'known' or established fact in the relatively near future: I am finished at 8:00 (an hour from now); The New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox play the first game of the 2006 season.
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