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When did periphrastic tenses stop being tenses?
English sometimes has several different ways of expressing the same thing. For example, it can form a possessive either by using an old case inflection:
The dog’s tail was always wagging.
Or it ...
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“I am going to have to”, “I have to”, and “I will have to”
What is the difference between these two:
I am going to have to see you sometime.
I have to see you sometime.
When would you use the first one?
On that note, how is . . .
I will have to see ...
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Is “am going” a verb phrase?
What part of a sentence is the phrase "am going", as in "I am going to pray"?
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“These will be, should be” [closed]
Is the following sentence correct?
"... the goods will arrive later. These will be, should be packed, will be stored in our third shed"
I don't know if it does make sense to you guys, but since ...
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Make “will have been going to go” correct
Is there a situation or question where the phrase will have been going to go is the best, most natural, or clearest response (or included in said response)?
I'm asking this probably somewhat silly ...
