Questions tagged [future-time]
Refers to the many ways a speaker can refer to future time in English. There are five major ways and over a dozen ways total to refer to future time.
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How wrong does using future instead of future perfect ("The test will start at 9 AM and it will not end before 11 AM.") sound?
I know that it is corect to say "The test starts at 9 AM and it will not have ended before 11 AM.". But, I was wondering, how wrong does "The test will start at 9 AM and it will not end ...
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how to understand the "in' in "I'll see you in fifteen minutes"?
I'll see you in fifteen minutes
One translator translates it with:
I'll see you fifteen minutes from now
but another translator translates it to:
I'll see you within fifteen minutes
seems the ...
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They'll deliver it in two hours. (meaning, we'll have this in two hours)
Browsing through an online store, a girl points at a certain item and says, "Wow, let's order this! They(or A courier) 'll deliver it in two hours (meaning, two hours from now, if we do order it ...
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Use of “might” to talk about the possible events in the future
She might have come/ might be coming over this evening, so can you tidy the house up a bit?
Do these phrases "might have come" and "might be coming" represent the same meaning for ...
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five more to come OR five more coming
I have made up the examples below.
(1) I said to my customer, "You ordered fifteen packages of toilet paper. I'm going to get them for you right now." (After one minute) I said to him, "...
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see things I happen to like
a. I'm looking at dresses I've never seen before. I might see something I'll happen to like.
b. I'm looking at dresses I've never seen before. I might see something I happen to like.
Is there any real ...
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Future Simple vs Future Continuous
What is the difference between these two sentences? (Additional question: Do I have to change the preposition, "in" to "by"?)
The factory will produce five million cars a year in ...
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I <have stored> <will have stored> <will store> my thick sweaters and jackets until next winter
cambridge.org:
(1) I have stored my thick sweaters and jackets (away) until next winter.
"I have stored something" means "I have stored it until now".
Next winter is not now, next ...
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Could I use future with the when clause in this case?
Could you send it when the Christmas rush will be over.
Could you send it when the Christmas rush is over.
Are they both grammatical and what is the difference in their meaning?
I think the first one ...
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Does "will" after an if indicate a further future?
"I'll lend it to you if you'll bring it back tomorrow."
Does this sound good?
Does this sentence establish the chronology as the first action being the lending of something, the second ...
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Present simple with future meaning
I was studying Grammar in Use, Unit 19. It says that:"You can use the present simple to talk about people if their plans are fixed like a timetable."
So assume that I've decided to study one ...
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"Set the tone" I learn a lot, I enjoy my class [closed]
I received some instructions which I believe sound a bit strange but I can't find the exact arguments to prove myself wrong or right.
The slide is called: SET UP THE TONE. Afterwards, I have to ask ...
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Will / Going to / Will be + ing
Which sentence would you choose and why?
A) Go home. Your parents will worry.
B) Go home. Your parents are going to worry.
C) Go home. Your parents will be worrying.
Thanks!
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Could someone explain to me what tense to use?
I'll be back on set tomorrow. This will be the last time I will play this character.
I'll be back on set tomorrow. This will be the last time I play this character.
I'll be back on set tomorrow. This ...
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Is what my grammar book says relevant? the interchangeability of future simple and future continuous with certain designations of time
I have a book called "The practice of English grammar." by Izrailevich, Katchalova. It's quite old.
I wonder whether what it says is true and accurate. Is it really true that you use the ...
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