Thread: is there future tense in English?
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Old 29-Nov-2006, 23:47
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Default Re: is there future tense in English?
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Originally Posted by MikeNewYork View Post
And I agree. But the overwhelming percentage of meanings of "will + verb" refers to things that have not yet happened (and that doesn't refer to speculation or hypothesis). This is why the future tense was originally called that. I see no change in that.
Can you provide sources that support the contention I've marked in red, Mike?
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