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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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There are/were/will be times
A. There are times when I feel chest pain.
B. There were times when I felt chest pain.
1. If I say sentence A to a doctor, does it mean I continue to feel chest pain from time to time?
2. If I say sentence B, I'm just describing past times when I felt chest pain, but it's possible I still continue to feel chest pain from time to time?
C. There are times when the temperature will reach boiling point.
D. There will be times when the temperature reaches boiling point.
E. There will be times when the temperature will reach boiling point.
3. Does C, D and E all express the same meaning?
B. There were times when I felt chest pain.
1. If I say sentence A to a doctor, does it mean I continue to feel chest pain from time to time?
2. If I say sentence B, I'm just describing past times when I felt chest pain, but it's possible I still continue to feel chest pain from time to time?
C. There are times when the temperature will reach boiling point.
D. There will be times when the temperature reaches boiling point.
E. There will be times when the temperature will reach boiling point.
3. Does C, D and E all express the same meaning?
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Anonymous A. There are times when I feel chest pain. B.
- Anonymous A.
- There are times when I feel chest pain.
- B.
- There were times when I felt chest pain.
- 1.
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AnonymousA. There are times when I feel chest pain.
B. There were times when I felt chest pain.
1. If I say sentence A to a doctor, does it mean I continue to feel chest pain from time to time?
2. If I say sentence B, I'm just describing past times when I felt chest pain, but it's possible I still conti
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Thanks BillJ, for your explanation. I appreciate it!
BillJD. There will be times when the temperature reaches boiling point.Between D and E, which is more naturally spoken by native speakers?
E. There will be times when the temperature will reach boiling point.
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AnonymousI'm sure I've used both in similar sentences. Perhaps D. is more
D. There will be times when the temperature reaches boiling point.
E. There will be times when the temperature will reach boiling point.
Between D and E, which is more naturally spoken by native speakers?
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Thanks, BillJ, for your answer to my last post. It was very kind of you.
On a different note, since I'm still a bit confused with conditionals, I hope you don't mind me asking this question about your sentence:
On a different note, since I'm still a bit confused with conditionals, I hope you don't mind me asking this question about your sentence:
BillJIf you have a current medical condition, A. would be the normal thing to say to a doctor.Is it therefore possible to have
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Hi, Bill
In sentence E, is the meaning of 'will' can?
Because it can't be part of a future simple tense.
In sentence E, is the meaning of 'will' can?
Because it can't be part of a future simple tense.
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