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Phil Dici

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Jan 16, 2024, 8:26:03 AM1/16/24
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Hello,
I read recently this sentence (question), but I have the impression that it is not right:
Will we be picking him up at the station?
pour moi c'est bizarre d'utiliser le futur et l'action en cours.
Have a nice day !
Phil

Hibou

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Jan 16, 2024, 10:11:15 AM1/16/24
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C'est normal en anglais, et la phrase est idiomatique - même si moi, qui
tiens à une grammaire traditionnelle, j'y mettrais 'shall' au lieu de
'will'.

C'est le 'future continuous tense' - p.e. : in ten years' time, I shall
be living it up in France :

<https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/future-continuous-future-perfect>

Sh. Mandrake

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Jan 17, 2024, 1:35:13 AM1/17/24
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Le 16/01/2024 16:11:14, par la barbe du Prophète, Hibou a écrit :
[...]
> C'est le 'future continuous tense' - p.e. : in ten years' time, I shall
> be living it up in France :
>
> <https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/future-continuous-future-perfect>

Is « In three years' time, I'll be studying medicine. »
equivalent to « Three years from now, I'll be studying medicine. » ?

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Hibou

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Jan 17, 2024, 1:51:22 AM1/17/24
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Yes.

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