Hello! I need some help solving this problematic grammar phrase:
Look at this old house! It (collapse) at any moment.
What is the suitable tense to use here?
Thanks a lot in advance 🙇🏻♂️🙇🏻♂️
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Look at this old house! It could collapse at any moment.
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could or can is correct
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Look at this old house! It can collapse at any moment.
--OR--
Look at this old house! It will collapse at any moment.
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Present continuous: The house is going to collapse at any moment.
Why is the present continuous correct? ... because there is evidence, you are looking at the house now, thinking in the moment and seeing evidence for the collapse. Quick, get out :) it's going to collapse (is the usual spoken English form).
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I ve thought of "it s going to collapse at any moment" but i don't know.
Future would be "it is going to collapse at any minute". "Moment" isn't really wrong just doesn't sound right.
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