Grammar question no. 47 - future expressed in different ways

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Dear All,I've been reading about different ways to express the future in English and among many different ways I'd like to ask about two specific ones, namely, using present simple and present perfect (and perhaps past simple, although I suppose it's incorrect to use it in such a way)Here are some examples:Would you like more coffee before...a) you leaveb) you have leftWhere are you going to stay when...a) have arrived in New York cityb) arrive in NYCc) arrived in NYCI won't speak to her unless...a) she apologizes to me firstb) she has apologized to me firstc) she apologized firstThank you

Fivejedjon · Accepted Answer

Would you like more coffee before...
a) you leave? OK
b) you have left ? No

Where are you going to stay when...
a) you have arrived in New York city? OK
b) you arrive in NYC? OK
c) you arrived in NYC? No

I won't speak to her unless...
a) she apologizes to me first. OK
b) she has apologized to me first. OK
c) she apologized first. No

Perfect Stranger · Answer

Thanks a lot. How about these:

Would you like some more coffee before leaving.

Fivejedjon · Answer

It would be fine with a question mark at the end.

Perfect Stranger · Answer

Thanks fivejedjon. The answers you were kind to give me beg for one more question... Is there any (even subtle) difference between those sentences with present simple and present perfect?

Grammar question no. 47 - future expressed in different ways

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