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Lin1978 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
the tense problem
Dear masters,
Could you please analyze the following three sentences? Are the meaning of these three sentences right? Are they quite reasonable in tense from your point of view?
(1) She is now away on a long vacation. She won't have to work this whole month.
I wrote this one. But the book I bought gave me the answer (2).
(2) She is now away on a long vacation. She isn't coming to work this whole month.
Why should I need to use the progressive tense? Furthermore, Can I write a sentence like (3)?
(3) She is now away on a long vacation. She won't have come to work this whole month.
Thank you for your patient to read my question.
Could you please analyze the following three sentences? Are the meaning of these three sentences right? Are they quite reasonable in tense from your point of view?
(1) She is now away on a long vacation. She won't have to work this whole month.
I wrote this one. But the book I bought gave me the answer (2).
(2) She is now away on a long vacation. She isn't coming to work this whole month.
Why should I need to use the progressive tense? Furthermore, Can I write a sentence like (3)?
(3) She is now away on a long vacation. She won't have come to work this whole month.
Thank you for your patient to read my question.
Top answer
In the second example the usage of the progressive form suggests that her not coming to work is planned.
- In the second example the usage of the progressive form suggests that her not coming to work is planned.
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In the second example the usage of the progressive form suggests that her not coming to work is planned.
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She is now away on a long vacation. She won't have to work this whole month is also correct and means that there is no need for her to work this month.
She is now away on a long vacation. She won't have come to work this whole month Yes, I’d say, the usage of the perfect form is technically possible but implies only one coming
She is now away on a long vacation. She won't have come to work this whole month Yes, I’d say, the usage of the perfect form is technically possible but implies only one coming
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Lin1978Dear masters,
(1) She is now away on a long vacation. She won't have to work this whole month. (correct)
I wrote this one. But the book I bought gave me the answer (2).
(2) She is now away on a long vacation. She isn't coming to work this whole month. (correct)
Why sho
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Well, what you have said really confused me. In some special circumstances, we can replace the future tense with the processive tense. Becuase in your words, they have the same meaning. However, how should I tell the difference the usage of these sentences? Can I consider the sentence (2) as some sort of future tense, like the terms " is going to Verb?"
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