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MrWonderful Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

So that

How do tenses work with "So that"?
for ex: I learn English so that they understand/will understand me(in future)
I will learn English so that they will understand / understand me .
I learnt English so that they would understand me
  

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MrWonderful I will learn English so that they will understand / understand me Almost but not quite. I want / like to learn English so that they / people can understand me. I learnt English so that they would understand me - This is ok.

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  • MrWonderful I will learn English so that they will understand / understand me Almost but not quite.
  • I want / like to learn English so that they / people can understand me.
  • I learnt English so that they would understand me - This is ok.
  • You should help your mom do some of the work so that she can have a little more time to rest.
  • I want to get his done tonight so that I can go to the party tomorrow.
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MrWonderfulI will learn English so that they will understand / understand me
Almost but not quite. I want / like to learn English so that they / people can understand me.

I learnt English so that they would understand me- This is ok.
You should help your mom do some of the work so that she can have a litt
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MrWonderfulHow do tenses work with "So that"?
The tense after "so that" must show a time that is the same time as or later than the time shown in the main clause, typically,

{present} so that {present / future of the present (will)}
I'm learning English so that they will understand me.

{past} so that {past / future of the pa
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What if the main clause is in future?
Thanks!
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MrWonderfulWhat if the main clause is in future?
In that case there is only one choice for the "so that" clause, isn't there?

What tenses could you use that were either at the same time as the future or more in the future than the future?

English doesn't have a "future of the future" tense!

You may indicate certain time periods with
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