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...years/days/hours later
In my understanding, we can use "...years/days/hours later" in the past tense.
Example: He left his family but returned home three years later.
Is it possible to use it in the future tense?
Can I say, for example, "I will go there three days later"?
I forgot to add an important factor.
A grammar book published in Japan said that we can't use "three days later" to mean "in three days' time from now."
Is the following usage acceptable?
A: He is on another phone. Could you wait?
B: I'll call him ten minutes later.
Last edited by Snappy; 05-May-2009 at 12:28.
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Re: ...years/days/hours later

Originally Posted by
Snappy
In my understanding, we can use "...years/days/hours later" in the past tense.
Example: He left his family but returned home three years later.
Is it possible to use it in the future tense?
Can I say, for example, "I will go there three days later"?
I forgot to add an important factor.
A grammar book published in Japan said that we can't use "three days later" to mean "in three days' time from now."
A: He is on another phone. Could you wait?
B: I'll call him ten minutes later.
That grammar book you are referring to is correct.

Originally Posted by
Snappy
Is the following usage acceptable?
A: He is on another phone. Could you wait?
B: I'll call him ten minutes later.
No.
I will call him later/(with)in ten minutes
I will call him 10 minutes from now.
However,
He left the country but came back 10 years later.
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