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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
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Which one? I will tell / I tell.
Hi teachers,
Person 'A' receives a message on the phone. The following one:
A: Can you tell Peter that I already have Kate's copies?
Person 'B' is by chance dialing Peter at that very precise moment.
Should he say:
B: I will tell him.
A: I tell him.
Thanks in advance.
Person 'A' receives a message on the phone. The following one:
A: Can you tell Peter that I already have Kate's copies?
Person 'B' is by chance dialing Peter at that very precise moment.
Should he say:
B: I will tell him.
A: I tell him.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Tenacious Learner Should he say ... OK. I'll tell him.
- Tenacious Learner Should he say ...
- OK.
- I'll tell him.
- CJ
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Hi Jim,
Thanks for your reply.
Is it because still future? Because he is not talking to him yet. Right?
What if they were one in front of the other? Will it be future too?
TL
Thanks for your reply.
Is it because still future? Because he is not talking to him yet. Right?
What if they were one in front of the other? Will it be future too?
TL
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Tenacious LearnerIs it because still future?Yes, and because it counts as a spontaneous promise, a situation where we use I'll.
Tenacious LearnerWhat if they were one in front of the other?One in front of the other? You mean you say that yoWillWould it be future too?
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CalifJimMaybe you should clarify what you mean. Can you show me the dialog you envision?Hi Jim,
Person 'A' receives a message on the phone. The following one:
Can you tell Peter that I already have Kate's copies?
Peter is in front of 'A' at that very precise moment.
Should 'A' reply:
OK. I will tell him.
OK. I tell him.
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It's the same.
I'll tell him. It's still a spontaneous promise either way.
It's quite strange to use I will instead of I'll, by the way. Use I will if you're leaving out the rest of the sentence.
Can you tell ... ?
OK. I will.
CJ
I'll tell him. It's still a spontaneous promise either way.
It's quite strange to use I will instead of I'll, by the way. Use I will if you're leaving out the rest of the sentence.
Can you tell ... ?
OK. I will.
CJ
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