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sejpdw
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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Location: Korea
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 Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 6:12 pm Post subject: Having set off |
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" A successful trip needs planning and very careful preparation - this is hard work. Having set off, you wil probably have to spend hours in crowed airports becasue of endless delays."
I think that in this paragraph, "Having set off..." means, "You will have set off and, you will probabley have.." Why "will have set off', future perfect tense? |
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LucentShade
Joined: 30 Dec 2003
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Location: Nebraska, USA
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| Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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"Having set off" means something like "Once you've set off" -- "will probably have to spend..." is not future perfect tense. The key is the phrase "have to," which refers to things you must do or are obligated to do.
"You have to spend hours in crowded airports" = present tense
"You will have to spend hours in crowded airports" = future tense
Adding "probably" doesn't change the tense of the verb. |
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