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Language point 48 – ‘what if . . .?’
In Language point 41 we saw how the
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
is
often used in English to mean the
FUTURE
. Sometimes ... main meaning of can is be able to:
Can
you swim? =Are
you able to swim?
I can
speak English. =...
... government departments
don’t open and certain services either don’t operate or operate at a
reduced level. Small shops often don’t open either on bank holi-
days, but large supermarkets and department ... – ‘when’, ‘after’,
‘before’ + present
We’ve seen the
PRESENT
used in English to refer to the
FUTURE
– in
Language point 41 we saw the
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
used in this way:
We’re going...