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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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"There will come a moment when we have had the negotiations and we can see the terms we are being offered by the rest of Europe and we will be able to say that it is a good idea or perhaps that it is a bad idea with major consequences." (Tony Blair.)

Does the present perfect in "we have had the negotiations" expresses the future action which is followed by the next actions, i.e. "can see the terms we are being offered" and "we will be able to say" respectively in the above context?
  

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e. "can see the terms we are being offered" and "we will be able to say" respectively in the above context? If I understand your question correctly, yes.

  • e.
  • "can see the terms we are being offered" and "we will be able to say" respectively in the above context?
  • If I understand your question correctly, yes.
  • There will come a moment (in the future).
  • At this future moment we will be able to say these things: We have had the negotiations.
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AnonymousDoes the present perfect in "we have had the negotiations" expresses the future action which is followed by the next actions, i.e. "can see the terms we are being offered" and "we will be able to say" respectively in the above context?
If I understand your question correctly, yes.

There will come a moment (in the future). At this future mome
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Thank you, CJ, for the reply.

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