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Grammar and Linguistics > Could a native speaker give an advice, please?
Could a native speaker give an advice, please?
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mish.cz
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Could a native speaker give an advice, please?
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Hello everybody,
Could you tell me which of these would you rather use?� I have to work tomorrow I will have to work tomorrow
I assume that both of them are correct in terms of grammar, but which of these sound more naturally to you and why?� I �m constantly eager to learn more, so thanks a lot:)� mish |
17 Apr 2010
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libertybelle
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It all depends.............
But if I �m busy and have to go to work - then I would say:
I have to work or go to work tomorrow.
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17 Apr 2010
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MarionG
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I know you directed your question specifically to native speakers but nevertheless...
To me "I have to work tomorrow" is stating a plain fact, the way you would say it if you work at regular days and it is normal that you have to work the next day. I would use this any evening as a way of explaining it �s time to get to bed or time to get my classes planned.
�I will have to work tomorrow � sounds more like a consequence of something...
I thought my lessons were cancelled or I thought I would be off work but then I got a phonecall telling me I am to come to work...In that case I would use "I will have to work tomorrow" (contrary to what I thought before).. Or - another situation I find myself in now and then - when I have wasted my weekend away which means that I will have to catch up for time lost by working on my free Sunday.... Also in that case I would use "I will have to work tomorrow" , again, this is a kind of consequence of not having worked before..
Does this make sense to you? |
17 Apr 2010
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teacher jessie
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It does to me!
And by the way mish.cz, "advice" is a non count word. You should say "some advice" unstead of "an advice".
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17 Apr 2010
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mish.cz
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Yes, it does. Marion, thank you for your kind and helpful response
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17 Apr 2010
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mish.cz
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And thanks Jessie for correcting my silly mistake
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17 Apr 2010
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yanogator
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Just to expand on Marion �s excellent explanation, you could say "I have to work tomorrow" in all of her situations. I can �t think of a situation when "will" is actually necessary, but it definitely works and sounds natural in her examples. Her explanation that it sounds like a consequence or an unexpected situation when you use "will" is definitely correct.
Bruce |
17 Apr 2010
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