Abstract
Abstract It is often claimed that the contrast between simple future and future perfect is one of aspect in the early period. The simple future is said to be imperfective, the future perfect, perfective. In reality there are many simple futures that have to be interpreted as perfective as well. Since the future perfect is very rare in main clauses and relatively frequent in subordinate ones, it makes more sense to regard it as a future anterior. The simple future, which is not restricted in any way, is its non-anterior counterpart. There is only a limited overlap of usage in that, in certain contexts, either tense is possible.
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