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Kooyeen Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

This will be the last time I post here (future)

Hi, Emotion: smile

this won't be the last time I (will) post here, the subject of the thread is "This will be the last time I (will) post here" because I'm having trouble with sentences like that. Emotion: stick out tongue

So, do I need those will's in parentheses or can I leave them out? I know I can often leave out will in subordinate clauses (Swan's grammar, Tense Simplification ---->I'll go where you (will) go), but in this case I'm not completely sure.

Thanks in advance for your opinions.
  

Top answer

this won't be the last time I have posted here. with will post in place of have posted the sentence is incorrect.

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  • this won't be the last time I have posted here.
  • with will post in place of have posted the sentence is incorrect.
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this won't be the last time I have posted here.

with will post in place of have posted the sentence is incorrect.
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Kooyeen
Hi, Emotion: smile

this won't be the last time I (will) post here, the subject of the thread is "Th
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It is far more usual to leave out the will.

This will be the last time I post here.
This won't be the last time I post here.

CJ
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Alright! [y]

Thank you so much for your valuable help.
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"She will be in seventh heaven if she has passed." Richard Side, Grammmar and Vocabulary for CAE and CPE.
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"This will be the last time (that) I will post here."

The second "will" here expresses determination, not tense, IMO.
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Incho suggested earlier.
(missing image) This will be the last time I have posted here.

In fact we use the Present Perfect with first, second time, etc. but not with last time.
So the original sentence is correct. Incho rightly states that the
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J LewisIncho suggested earlier.
(missing image) This will be the last time I have posted here.

In fact we use the Present Perfect with first, second time, etc. but not with last time.
So the original sentence is corre
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Oh dear! I don't think that sounds right!
It's rather a difficult case to explain, but my instinct tells me that we use the Present Perfect with first time etc because it's the first time so far, a typical case of use of the Pres Perf. This reasoning doesn't apply to the last time.

Perhaps someone else would like to come in, but I also suggest the
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Marius Hancu
J LewisIncho suggested earlier.
(missing image) This will be the last time I have posted here.

In fact we use the Present Perfect with first, second time, etc. but not with last time.
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