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Ambiguity of Future in the Past in the Modern English Language

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DOI: 10.31483/r-98695
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All-Russian Scientific Conference with International Participation «History of culture, study of art and philology: modern points of view»
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All-Russian Scientific Conference with International Participation «History of culture, study of art and philology: modern points of view»
Author:
Olga N. Selezneva 1
Work direction:
Филология и журналистика
Pages:
160-163
Received: 24 May 2021

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1 FGBOU VO "Tverskoi gosudarstvennyi meditsinskii universitet"
For citation:
Selezneva O. N. (2021). Ambiguity of Future in the Past in the Modern English Language. History of culture, study of art and philology: modern points of view, 160-163. Чебоксары: PH "Sreda". https://doi.org/10.31483/r-98695

Abstract

The article raises the question of ambiguity of Future in the Past in expressing the future tense in the modern English language. The author of the article analyzes should/would + infinitive, its grammatical status and the expressed lexical meaning. The article notes that ambiguity of Future in the Past is mainly due to the homonymy of should/would + infinitive forms with the forms of the subjunctive mood. However, Future in the Past is a part of the verb system of tenses in the modern English language and it expresses assumption, intention or obligation to perform a future action from the past position.

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