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    Default future perfect yence

    Hello,

    We know that we can't use the verbs of time like today, tomorrow, 2 days later,...etc.

    But, I want to learn this sentence is correct or not.

    .I will have read this book untill 3:00 pm tomorrow.
    .I will have been reading this book untill 3:00 pm tomorrow.

    Thank you...

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    Default Re: future perfect yence

    Quote Originally Posted by aliii View Post
    Hello,

    We know that we can't use the verbs of time like today, tomorrow, 2 days later,...etc.

    But, I want to learn this sentence is correct or not.

    .I will have read this book untill 3:00 pm tomorrow.
    .I will have been reading this book untill 3:00 pm tomorrow.

    Thank you...
    1. untill reads until
    2. I will have read this book by 03:00 pm tomorrow.

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    Default Re: future perfect tence

    Is the second one incorrect?

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    Default Re: future perfect tence

    Quote Originally Posted by aliii View Post
    Is the second one incorrect?
    It's possible, but I think that either polis's suggestion or the one below would probably be more likely

    I will be reading this book until 3.00 pm tomorrow.

    Your first sentence is incorrect. Only polis's version works.

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    Default Re: future perfect tence

    .I will have read this book untill 3:00 pm tomorrow.
    .I will have been reading this book untill 3:00 pm tomorrow.

    Aliii, we don't start a sentence with a full stop. Put the sentence inside quotation marks if you wish, like this:

    'I will have read this book by 3pm tomorrow.'

    Rover

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    Default Re: future perfect yence

    Hello,
    Is the sentence below really correct ?

    I will have been reading this book until 3:00 pm tomorrow.

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    Default Re: future perfect yence

    Quote Originally Posted by johnnn View Post
    Is the sentence below really correct ?

    I will have been reading this book until 3:00 pm tomorrow.
    It's not impossible, but one has to create a fairly unnatural context to make it work
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    Default Re: future perfect yence

    Is anybody else disappointed that the word "yence" doesn't exist?
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