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Scully Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Are You or Will You?

It's Wednesday, and you ask your friend this question:

Are you here on Friday?

Or

Will you be here on Friday?

Which is correct?
  

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Both are fine. CJ

  • Both are fine.
  • CJ
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What is the difference between the two?
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Are you is, grammatically, a present tense structure, but it's used to indicate future time.

Will you is a future tense structure, and it's used, of course, to indicate future time.

Of the two, Are you is arguably a little less formal.

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