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“When I am 18, I will…” or “When I will be 18, I will…” [duplicate]
Should I say:
When I am 18, I'll take my driving test
or
When I'll be 18, I'll take my driving test
Which one is the correct sentence?
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Can the Future Perfect be used in a main clause of a conditional sentence that has a stative/non-action verb in the if-clause?
A student asked me this question today about a sentence like:
(1) If Canada's population is 40 million, the Canadian economy will have been more dynamic.
I was asked if it corresponded, in a future ...
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Saying about many related events in the future
My question relates to these questions :
Conditionals in the future
Future tense in conditional clauses
“If I go..” vs. “If I will go..” referring to the future
About two mutually related, future ...
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Using 'would' to talk about past with examples
The following are sentences,
I would take the dogs out on a walk.
I would have took the dogs out on a walk.
I would took the dogs out on a walk.
I understood them as follows:
Possible action to ...
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“If I go..” vs. “If I will go..” referring to the future [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Future tense in conditional clauses
Which one is correct?
option 1: If I go there, I can meet her
or
option 2: If I will go there, I can meet her
I clearly ...
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Future tense in conditional clauses
All the textbooks I have ever come across during the course of my studying English emphasize that future tense should not be used in conditional clauses.
For example,
If it rains in the evening, ...
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Would vs Will in future events
What is the difference between the following:
Sorry, mate. I wouldn't be able to come for dinner.
Sorry, mate. I won't be able to come for dinner.
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Is “even if…” followed by present or future tense?
Is it correct to say:
even if only James Bond will benefit from...
or
even if only James Bond benefits from...
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Conditionals in the future
My colleague and I have a hot discussion about which is correct.
My version is:
If you don't fix the bug I will send you a patch.
and his one is:
I would send you a patch if you don't fix ...
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Usage of “will” and “would”
Which one is correct?
What would I do without you.
What will I do without you.
You would always be my favorite travel buddy.
You will always be my favorite travel buddy.
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in case I won't *
A very quick question:
Is it correct to say "In case I won't be able to watch that"?
If it's acceptable to say that, what type of sentence is it?
UPDATE:
As a clarification, I want to say "Can ...
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Why do I instinctively want to use the present tense with a conditional?
My boss is not a native speaker of English, so he often asks me to correct his writing. The problem is, he wants me to explain why I make changes, and doesn't accept "it just sounds better that way" ...
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Is the conditional a mood or a tense?
Is the conditional a mood or a tense? I've heard it described in both ways.
It seems more like a mood as it is often lumped with hypothetical constructions and the subjunctive mood. I could see it ...
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Speculative conditional: Why does it use the past tense or past perfect tense?
We use simple past to state a hypothetical present situation that we would like to speculate about (If they were here, I would be happy), past perfect for a hypothetical past (had they been here, I ...
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Future tense usage: “When you see it …”
I wonder why the phrase is "When you see it you will shit brix," and not "When you will see it you will shit brix."
Is the version with two will incorrect? What grammar rule says that you should not ...
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When should I use “Would”, “Would have”, “Will”, and “Will have”?
I hope someone, once and for all, can clarify (with examples) the difference in usage of will vs. would vs. would have vs. will have.
