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Cat desk Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

'Will' after 'when'

Which of the following sentences is correct?


1- John, in future there will be many instances when you will get a lot money but you will not get a friend like me.


2- John, in future there will be many instances when you get a lot money but you do not get a friend like me.

  

Top answer

Use the second sentence. Shall and will are usually not used in temporal subordinate clauses and if- clauses: I'll do it when/after/before/if he comes . " From a song entitled Where Have All The Flowers Gone?

— Cool Breeze

  • Use the second sentence.
  • Shall and will are usually not used in temporal subordinate clauses and if- clauses: I'll do it when/after/before/if he comes .
  • " From a song entitled Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
  • CB
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Use the second sentence. Shall and will are usually not used in temporal subordinate clauses and if-clauses:

I'll do it when/after/before/if he comes.

The future tense can be used in main clauses, though:

"When will they ever learn?"

From a song ent

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cat deskWhich of the following sentences is correct?

I'd say they are both correct. This is not a case where one thing will happen when (because, as soon as) another happens, so the combination of when with will is not objectionable.

Here the when-clause just elaborates what the 'instances' are. You can even add 'of': 'i

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