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Guzhao67 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Simple present tense
Hi there: i need your help. We use simple present tense to tell general truth. I don't understand the tense difference in the following sentence.
"Fish live in water" and "oil will float on water". why the first sentence use simple present tense and second one use modal verb "will"? can we replace "will float" by "floats"?
"Fish live in water" and "oil will float on water". why the first sentence use simple present tense and second one use modal verb "will"? can we replace "will float" by "floats"?
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Hi, We use simple present tense to tell general truth. I don't understand the tense difference in the following sentence. "Fish live in water" and "oil will float on water".
- Hi, We use simple present tense to tell general truth.
- I don't understand the tense difference in the following sentence.
- "Fish live in water" and "oil will float on water".
- why the first sentence use simple present tense and second one use modal verb "will"?
- can we replace "will float" by "floats"?
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Hi,
We use simple present tense to tell general truth. I don't understand the tense difference in the following sentence.
"Fish live in water" and "oil will float on water". why the first sentence use simple present tense and second one use modal verb "will"?
can we replace "will float" by "floats"? Yes, you can.
I wouldn't commonly say 'fish will live in water' because that
We use simple present tense to tell general truth. I don't understand the tense difference in the following sentence.
"Fish live in water" and "oil will float on water". why the first sentence use simple present tense and second one use modal verb "will"?
can we replace "will float" by "floats"? Yes, you can.
I wouldn't commonly say 'fish will live in water' because that
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