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“I stay in Canada” vs. “I will stay in Canada” [duplicate]
Situation: I am in Canada and will go back to Hong Kong next week. So, I want to tell my friends that "I will stay in Canada until the 6th of March".
Question: I do not know if the word will should ...
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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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question about the future tense
In a sentence like
How do you get to the train station?
What would be an appropriate answer (tense wise)? Could you say both of these two:
I’ll drive you.
I’m going to drive you.
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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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Question about the future “tense”
My daughter, who is in the 4th grade, was asked to answer questions about the following sentence:
What time can you meet us at the school on Tuesday?
She was asked questions about the usage of ...
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“how soon I get” vs. “how soon I will get”
What is the difference between the following:
It depends on how soon I get my visa.
It depends on how soon I will get my visa.
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“It will depend on what I [will] see”
I want to refer to the future. When someone asks me: "what are you going to do when you have a chance to look at [something]?". How should I reply?
Basically, the question is which one is correct (or ...
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“One way would be” vs “One way will be”?
What is the difference between "One way would be" and "One way will be"? Can both of them be used for future actions?
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Simple Present for Future Actions
Why can we use the following statement when we mean future events?
What time do you get there?
Or should we rather say:
What time will you get there?
Is there a difference?
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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 it appropriate to omit “will not be”?
Often, someone will say:
I'm not living in a senior's home!
When the intended meaning is:
I will not be living in a senior's home!
Is this acceptable?
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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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Is “will never have been” valid English?
I was reading this phrase "will never have been" and I was wondering what grammatical structure does it belong to / is it grammatical? I'm not sure why but it sounds weird.
What is the difference ...
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“Will be able to”
One of my friends told me that "will be able to" is a wrong phrase. Able doesn't fit with will. Is this true?
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How would you use “can” in a future sentence?
If you purchase this then you will be able to do that.
How can I write the above statement using "can"?
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“will be able to” vs. “can”
Consider the following:
He will be able to do it.
He can do it.
They mean the same thing, right?
Can "can" replace "will be able to" in any sentence? What is the difference, if anything? ...
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“shall” vs. “will” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
'shall' and 'will'
Is there any difference at all between these two sentences?
What will we talk about?
What shall we talk about?
