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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Are the following sentences correct?

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00A: The match is starting at 2:30 tomorrow.02br
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00B: The parcel is arriving tomorrow.02br
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00C: The examinations are starting tomorrow.0-
  

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02i 02br 00It has been decided that the match starts tomorrow and that's why the simple present tense is possible if you don't like the future tense. 02br 02br 00CB0-

— Cool Breeze

  • 02i 02br 00It has been decided that the match starts tomorrow and that's why the simple present tense is possible if you don't like the future tense.
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0 A: I would say: 01i00The match starts / will start tomorrow.02i02br
00It has been decided that the match starts tomorrow and that's why the simple present tense is possible if you don't like the future tense. 01i00Is starting02i00 doesn't sound good to me because 'starting' involves no movement.02br
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00B: Acceptable,
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01cite10Cool Breeze12cite10B: Acceptable, because the parcel cannot arrive without moving even though 11i10arrive12i10 may not be very often used in the continuous tense in contexts like this. 11font10Can it be 11i10The parcel arrives/will arrive tomorrow12i10?1
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01cite10Spectacled-Girl12cite11font10Can it be 11i10The parcel arrives/will arrive tomorrow12i10?12br
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10As I said, the same as A. In other words, 01b00yes02b00.02br
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11cite20Spectacled-Girl22cite21font20Can it be 21i20The parcel arrives/will arrive tomorrow22i20?22br
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20As I said, the same as A
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10 My explanation is ---- we can say in A and C, public schedule is stated, so the time the match starts or the time the examinations start can't be delayed nor put off, while in B, public schedule is stated as well, so Simple Present can be used as in A and C, but it's quite possible that the parcel might be deli
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