When I finish this race, I will have run a total of five miles. When I finish this race, I will have run a total of five miles. Why do we use present simple in the first sentence Although we're talki

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When I finish this race, I will have run a total of five miles. When I finish this race, I will have run a total of five miles. Why do we use present simple in the first sentence Although we're talking about action in the future

21 сент. 2014 г., 1:38

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So we don't confuse the two clauses. "When I finish this race" is not the main action. It just gives us a time-reference for the main clause: "I will have run a total of five miles." With future perfect (will have run), you definitely need a time to refer to.

21 сентября 2014 г.

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