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Rizan Malik Posted 5 years ago
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There might be things that will happen later on

“We’ve got half the season to play and both he has committed to us and we’re committed to him for next year,” Collingwood football manager Neil Balme told SEN. “I don’t know why everyone is saying ‘where is he going to go next year?’ He’s not going to go anywhere next year. He might want to. There might be things that happen later on. But right now none of that is in contention.”(https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/10/collingwood-say-travis-cloke-will-stay-put-unless-he-requests-an-afl-trade)


What is the difference between:

(1) There might be things that happen later on.

and

(2) There might be things that will happen later on.


Does "might be" here refer to the present or to the future? I mean, "perhaps there are" or "perhaps there will be"?

  

Top answer

Rizan Malik There might be things that will happen later on. This combination doesn't work very well. The "double modal" is unnecessary, and also "might" expresses possibility, while "will" suggests definiteness.

— GPY

  • Rizan Malik There might be things that will happen later on.
  • This combination doesn't work very well.
  • The "double modal" is unnecessary, and also "might" expresses possibility, while "will" suggests definiteness.
  • Rizan Malik Does "might be" here refer to the present or to the future?
  • Future.
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Rizan MalikThere might be things that will happen later on.

This combination doesn't work very well. The "double modal" is unnecessary, and also "might" expresses possibility, while "will" suggests definiteness.

Rizan MalikDoes "might be" here refer to the present or to the future?

Future. (We know this from genera

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