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Goat Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Tense - future
Hi everybody,
1) One thousand Internet connections will have been given in Britain by the end of next year.
2) One thousand Internet connections will be given in Britain by the end of next year.
Are the above sentences correct? (I don't know their meaning)
Thank you
1) One thousand Internet connections will have been given in Britain by the end of next year.
2) One thousand Internet connections will be given in Britain by the end of next year.
Are the above sentences correct? (I don't know their meaning)
Thank you
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hi. The first sentence is future simple passive and the second is future perfect passive. To me the perfect one sounds more natural, because when you are talking about an action that will happen in the future and will be completed before definite time, future perfect must be used.
- hi.
- The first sentence is future simple passive and the second is future perfect passive.
- To me the perfect one sounds more natural, because when you are talking about an action that will happen in the future and will be completed before definite time, future perfect must be used.
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hi.
The first sentence is future simple passive and the second is future perfect passive.
To me the perfect one sounds more natural, because when you are talking about an action that will happen in the future and will be completed before definite time, future perfect must be used.
The first sentence is future simple passive and the second is future perfect passive.
To me the perfect one sounds more natural, because when you are talking about an action that will happen in the future and will be completed before definite time, future perfect must be used.
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I don't think connections are given, so let's try a different sentence.
Mary is very generous.
- By the end of next year, she will have given $10,000 to charity.
- She will have given $10,000 to charity by the end of next year.
She has been giving money over time (we don't know for how long) and by the end of next year, it all will have added up to $10,000.
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Mary is very generous.
- By the end of next year, she will have given $10,000 to charity.
- She will have given $10,000 to charity by the end of next year.
She has been giving money over time (we don't know for how long) and by the end of next year, it all will have added up to $10,000.
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Grammar Geek$10,1000I take it that's a lot of money, but in which system of math -- beats me!
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Ugh. Did that one on my iPhone. Hard to see the screen. Sorry. I'll go fix.
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