Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: until he will

"It's hard to believe that Tim's already 18 and that it's only a few months 
until he
1) leaves school for college
2) has left school for college
2) will be leaving school for college
4) will have left school for college
5) will have been leaving school for college"
L'esercizio prevedeva di scegliere tra due risposte; altre tre le ho 
aggiunte io. Quale opzione (o quali opzioni) scegliereste voi? E dire "until 
he will leave school" � completamente sbagliato? 

 1) leaves school for college
My choice. The present tense in the initial phrase wants another present 
tense.
"It will be only a few months until he"ll (or 'he will') leave for college." 
would be my other choice, but "leaves for college" would also work and is 
more "efficient" so I"m likely to use that.
-- 
Joe/Joey da New York
English as she is spoken (and sometimes written) in the US

 also work and is more "efficient" so I"m likely to use that.
The book's choice is "will be leaving school". My choice would be, besides 
n. 1, n. 2 and 4, but I'm not sure... 

 The book's
Che book �? :)
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1) first , miles ahead of the rest , as Joe suggests .
Then 3)'will be leaving school' ; 4) seems also possible . 2) definitely 
wrong .
Mike 

 Che book �? :)
Nun se pote sap�? ;-)
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 Nun se pote sap�? ;-)
Certo, l'ho gi� citato diversi giorni fa: "Advanced  grammar in use" di 
Martin Hewings. Tutto sommato un buon libro con numerosi esercizi e 
spiegazioni stringate, che sono allo stesso tempo per� anche la sua 
debolezza, dal momento che talvolta confondono lo studente (per es. le 
differenze d'uso tra futuro progressivo e quello con going to non sono 
chiare) 

 chiare)
Se può essere utile, riporto come l'hanno spiegato a me:
Talking about the Future
1. Future intentions:
Form: ==> "Going to" future)
- When we state an intention based on something we've already decided.
Ex.:
"I'm going to buy a new car."
"I'm going to make a cake."
(Sulla mia dispensa si vede la linea del tempo... Provo a
rappresentarla...)
-- Decision/Arrangement made --- Now --- Event --
2. Pre arranged  organised  planned events
Form:  ==> Present continuous OR "Going to" future
- An event or arrangement we've already planned for the near future
Ex.:
"I'm taking my diving test tomorrow."
OR "I'm going to take my driving test tomorrow."
"I'm driving to Wales next week."
OR "I'm going to drive to Wales next week."
-- Decision/Arrangement made --- Now --- Event --
N.B.: A word like "tomorrow" or "next week" is necessary unless the
time
drame is clear from the context.
3. Spontaneous unpremeditated decision
Form: ==> "Will" + base form...
- When we make a personale spontaneous decision (e.g. an offer, a
promise)
in reaction to a present event.
Ex.:
"That looks heavy, I'll help you."
"We've run out of milk, I'll go and get some."
----- [Now + Event] -----
4. Timetable, calendar, scheduled events
Form: ==> Present Simple
Ex.:
"The train leaves at 9 o'clock."
"The course finishes next week."
----- Now ---- Time of Event -----
5. Prediction based on present evidence
Form: ==> "Going to" future
Ex.:
"Look at the clouds! It's going to rain."
"I feel ill. I think I'm going to be sick."
---- [Now + Prediction/Evidence] ---- ? Event ----
6. Prediction base on opinion
Form: ==> Will + base form...
- when we have a personal feeling about a future event.
Ex.:
"I don't think she'll pass the exam."
"I think we'll be there before midnight."
---- [Now + Prediction / Opinion] ---- ? Event ----
7. Future progressive event
Form: ==> Future continuous
- to describe something we expect will be in progress at a particular
moment in the future.
Ex.:
"At 8.15 am on Tuesday I'll be driving to work."
"On Monday morning I'll be walking the dog."
----- Now -------------  [Event....................]
-----------
                                   +++
----------------------------------[Moment in the future]---
8. Suggesting a future event has already been planned
Form: ==> Future continuous
Ex.:
"I'll be writing to her tomorrow."
"I'll be planning the meeting on Friday."
--------- Now --------------- [Future planned event] -----
                                   +++
--------------------------[Tomorrow / Friday / ....]------
9. Precise finish time of event unknown
Form: ===> Future perfect
- whem we know an event will definitely be finishe by a certain time
in the
future, but not the event time.
Ex.:
"We will have finished before you get back."
"By the end of next year, we will have moved house."
--- Now ------ [We will have moved] ---- [End of next year] ---