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¿Qué significa "Think how wonderful that will be when you have tamed me!"
This prase is from "The Little Prince". What is an explanation of using such grammatical structure here? Like why wouldn't we use Present Simple after "when"? ?
This prase is from "The Little Prince". What is an explanation of using such grammatical structure here? Like why wouldn't we use Present Simple after "when"? ?
- Inglés (UK)
Well he is thinking about something having happened in the future. So it is not simply happening in the future, it has completed in the future. Let's make the example clearer. Won't it be great when you have made me a cake. It's only great when the cake is finished in the future. We don't say won't it be great when you are making me a cake...
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