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#2 (permalink) Thu Jul 09, 2009 23:45 pm ,, will' after , ,when' |
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A: Do you know where she has gone? B: Sorry, I've got no idea. A: Never mind. I don't suppose you know when she will be back.
Shouldn't it be or can I say also: B:,,Never mind. I don't suppose you know when she is back.''?-- No; the original is correct.
Shouldn't be present tense (Simple Present) after ,,when''?-- Not necessarily
Why is future tense (Future Simple) after ,,when'' in the conversation?-- Because she has not yet returned.
When can I use future tenses after ,,when'' and when present tenses?-- As appropriate to the time or when the main clause is conditional upon the subordinate clause:
I don't know when she will return.-- sometime in the future I don't know when she returns.-- she has a stated, set plan to return I don't know when she returned.-- sometime in the past When she returns, I will speak to her-- future, main clause conditional _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#3 (permalink) Fri Jul 10, 2009 15:32 pm ,, will' after , ,when' |
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| Thank You Mister Micawber! but please tell me if using present simple afte when in this sentence is not necessarily, so if I wrote: B:,,Never mind. I don't suppose you know when she is back.'', I wouldn't make a mistake? |
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#4 (permalink) Fri Jul 10, 2009 23:31 pm ,, will' after , ,when' |
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Yes, a mistake. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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