If/when he ARRIVES or If/when he WILL ARRIVE
If they are correct, do the following pairs of sentences mean the same thing?
PAIR 1:
1) With the icy roads and traffic, I don't know when he arrives.
2) With the icy roads and traffic, I don't know when he will arrive.
PAIR 2:
1) I don't know if he arrives before dark.
2) I don't know if he will arrive before dark.
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teal lime If they are correct, do the following pairs of sentences mean the same thing? If you wish them to mean the same, then using simple present for future there merely confuses the reader—without explanatory context it could be either a one-off future event or an habitual one.
- teal lime If they are correct, do the following pairs of sentences mean the same thing?
- If you wish them to mean the same, then using simple present for future there merely confuses the reader—without explanatory context it could be either a one-off future event or an habitual one.
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teal limeIf they are correct, do the following pairs of sentences mean the same thing?
If you wish them to mean the same, then using simple present for future there merely confuses the reader—without explanatory context it could be either a one-off future event or an habitual one.
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