Nicetomeetyou Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Are both prepositions possible?
I'l have finished doing this job
A) by six p.m. tomorrow
B) at six p.m. tomorrow
Top answer
nicetomeetyou I' ll have finished the job by ... A definite time doesn't work for perfect tenses. 'at 6 pm' is a definite time, thus wrong in your context.
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nicetomeetyouI'll have finished the job by...
A definite time doesn't work for perfect tenses.
'at 6 pm' is a definite time, thus wrong in your context.
'by 6 pm' means any time before 6, which does mak
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