The question concerning the Future Tenses
I' ve came across these sentences in English Advanced Grammar book:
Future Continuous
Use the future continuous to talk about:something that is predicted to start before a particular point of future time and that may continue after this point (often the result of a previous decision or arrangement:
- When it goes into orbit, the spacecraft will be carrying 30 kilos of plutonium.
- Anna will be helping us to organise the party.
A future activity that is part of the normal course of events or that is one of a repeated or regular series of events:
- Will you be driving to work, as usual?
The Future (Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous) can also be used to say what we believe or imagine is happening around now:
- We could ask to borrow Joe's car. He won't be using it today - he went to work by bike.
Can all these sentences be replaced by Future Simple? If yes/no, why?
Thanks in advance!
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Top answer
When it goes into orbit, the spacecraft will be carrying 30 kilos of plutonium. (That is not very sensible for simple future. The voyage will last for months or years.
- When it goes into orbit, the spacecraft will be carrying 30 kilos of plutonium.
- (That is not very sensible for simple future.
- The voyage will last for months or years.
- ) Anna will be helping us to organise the party.
- (Anna will help us organise the party.
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- When it goes into orbit, the spacecraft will be carrying 30 kilos of plutonium. (That is not very sensible for simple future. The voyage will last for months or years. )
- Anna will be helping us to organise the party. (Anna will help us organise the party. - Good. It does not have the implication that Anna's help will extend over several hours or days, and in
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