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MaXmOuSe Posted 21 years ago
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0 By the time you get this letter I 02br
00 1- will have left is correct 02br
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0 Compare: 02br 02br 00i) By the time a mouse GETS CAUGHT in the trap IT WILL BE TO LATE TO ESCAPE. 02br 02br 00ii) By the time a mouse GETS CAUGHT in the trap IT IS GOING TO LEAVE or WOULD LEAVE?? 02br 02br 00Can a mouse LEAVE the trap after it gets caught in it, may I ask??

— Temico

  • 0 Compare: 02br 02br 00i) By the time a mouse GETS CAUGHT in the trap IT WILL BE TO LATE TO ESCAPE.
  • 02br 02br 00ii) By the time a mouse GETS CAUGHT in the trap IT IS GOING TO LEAVE or WOULD LEAVE??
  • 02br 02br 00Can a mouse LEAVE the trap after it gets caught in it, may I ask??
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0 Compare: 02br
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00i) By the time a mouse GETS CAUGHT in the trap IT WILL BE TO LATE TO ESCAPE. 02br
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00ii) By the time a mouse GETS CAUGHT in the trap IT IS GOING TO LEAVE or WOULD LEAVE?? 02br
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00Can a mouse LEAVE the trap after it gets caught in it, may I ask?? 0-
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0 Hello Maxmouse 02br
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00Suppose a situation like this; 02br
00He is going to leave there on coming Monday (16th May). 02br
00And he is sure that you will get his letter on coming Wednesday (18th May). 02br
00[His leaving takes place before your getting his letter] 02br
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00Then he would write you: 02br
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0 To supplement rather than contradict Temico's and Paco's posts: 02br
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00With the future tense, we stand in the future. ("You will receive a letter.") 02br
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00With the future perfect, we stand in the future and look back on another action. ("You will receive a letter. But by that time, I will have left.") 02br
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00will = the
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