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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Which of the following sentences is / are correct?

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00Which of the following sentences is / are correct?02br
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00A: When we arrive, the meeting will finish.02br
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00B: When we arrive, the meeting will have finished. 02br
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00C: When we have arrived, the meeting will have finished. 02br
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00D: When we have arrived, the meeting will finish. 0-
  

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02br 02br 00For example, in A the context might be that we are planning to visit some people in another company. We are going to have a tour of their factory. m.

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  • 02br 02br 00For example, in A the context might be that we are planning to visit some people in another company.
  • We are going to have a tour of their factory.
  • m.
  • next Wednesday.
  • The people at the comapny usually have a meeting from 9 to 10:30 every Wednesday morning.
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0 Hi Anon02br
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00Why don't you first try to describe a possible context for each sentence which illustrates why you think the combination of tenses might be appropriate?02br
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00For example, in A the context might be that we are planning to visit some people in another company. We are going to have a tour of their factory. We hope to arrive at app
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00 have / have02b00 combinations are rare, as the perfect tenses are many times replaced with simple tenses in the subordinates (tense simplification, see Swan)02br
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00 None of your sentences is too good. 02br
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00 I'd suggest:02br
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10have / have12b10 combinations are rare, as the perfect tenses are many times replaced with simple tenses in the subordinates (tense simplification, see Swan)12br
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B: When we arrive, the meeting will have finished.
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The meeting will have been finished
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Which of the following sentences is / are correct?

A: When we arrive, the meeting will finish. Correct grammar. The meaning is eg We arrive at 11am and the meeting finishes at 11am

B: When we arrive, the meeting will have finished. Correct grammar. The meaning is eg The meeting finishes at 10am. We arrive at 11am.

C: When we have arrived, the meeti

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