dilodi83
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- Joined
- Aug 27, 2006
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- Native Language
- Italian
- Home Country
- Italy
- Current Location
- Italy
Are these sentences grammatically correct? Might they have a different meaning?
a 1) She might have gone to see her dentist.
2) She might have been going to see her dentist.
3) She might be going to see her dentist.
b 1) They could be arriving at any moment.
2) They could arrive at any moment.
c 1) I'll have left before the clock strikes twelve.
2) I'll have been leaving before the clock strikes twelve.
d 1) The new occupants will be getting in at 12.
2) The new occupants get in at 12.
3) The new occupants will be moving in at 12.
4) The new occupants move in at 12.
e 1) I think we better leave as soon as they bring us the bill.
2) I think we better leave as soon as they have brought us the bill.
f 1) Our builder told me he would do the best to get the materials soon.
2) Our builder told me he was doing the best to get the materials soon.
3) Our builder told me he had done the best to get the materials soon.
a 1) She might have gone to see her dentist.
2) She might have been going to see her dentist.
3) She might be going to see her dentist.
b 1) They could be arriving at any moment.
2) They could arrive at any moment.
c 1) I'll have left before the clock strikes twelve.
2) I'll have been leaving before the clock strikes twelve.
d 1) The new occupants will be getting in at 12.
2) The new occupants get in at 12.
3) The new occupants will be moving in at 12.
4) The new occupants move in at 12.
e 1) I think we better leave as soon as they bring us the bill.
2) I think we better leave as soon as they have brought us the bill.
f 1) Our builder told me he would do the best to get the materials soon.
2) Our builder told me he was doing the best to get the materials soon.
3) Our builder told me he had done the best to get the materials soon.