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to be happen any time soon

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Are these sentences correct?
I don't anticipate this to be happen any time soon.
I wonder whether this is going to be happen any time soon.
 
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blizzy said:
Are these sentences correct?

I don't anticipate [that] this [STRIKE]to be[/STRIKE] will happen any time soon.
I wonder whether this is going to [STRIKE]be[/STRIKE] happen any time soon.
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See above. You seem to think that "to be happen" is a verb. It is not. The verb is simply "to happen".
 
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What about the following sentence?
I don't anticipate/expect this will happen until 2018.
Is the next sentence wrong?
I don't expect this to happen until 2018.
 
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blizzy said:
What about the following sentence?
I don't anticipate/expect this will happen until 2018.
Is the next sentence wrong?
I don't expect this to happen until 2018.
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Both are correct.
 
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