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Wska Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Present ?

Hi !

I have a question and here is a part of script.

A : I got your poster board right here. So , pretend you're telling the story of his life to someone who has never heard of him. What do you put on that board?

B : well ......


My question is why use "what do you put ..."not "what will you put ...." present verb represents future ???


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We use " will " if it is a question that has a response for this one particular situation. Suppose Kim owns a restaurant. Mai is the cook.

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  • We use " will " if it is a question that has a response for this one particular situation.
  • Suppose Kim owns a restaurant.
  • Mai is the cook.
  • She makes special dishes for lunch.
  • Every day there is a different special.
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We use "will" if it is a question that has a response for this one particular situation.

Suppose Kim owns a restaurant. Mai is the cook. She makes special dishes for lunch. Every day there is a different special. Sometimes Mai surprises Kim in the morning when they are preparing to open the restaurant for lunch.

Kim: " Mai, here's the poster board for the lunch menu. What

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wskawhy use "what do you put ..."not "what will you put ....

I think it is said in a sort of dramatic, also called 'narrative', present tense.

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General situation means it might be possible to occur as usal ?

But my question' s situation is one episode....

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wskaSo , pretend you're telling the story

This is a hypothetical situation, because of "pretend." It is not a real situation, but imaginary.

The real situation can happen any time in the future. It is not specifically right now.

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Oh !!! Thank you!! I got it Emotion: smile
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May I ask one more question?

Sometimes when I saw movie or drama , I feel using present verb interrogative sentence represents future..for example (what do we do( the next) ? Like this .... (I know present verb uses when things in general )..

It's often making me confusing...


Thank you..

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wskaSometimes when I see a movie or drama , I feel using a present tense verb in an interrogative sentence represents future.

Simple present tense does not always mean present time.

For example:

1. Water freezes at 0º C.

It expresses something that is true in the past, the present and future times.

2.

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My example question is just common and these are not many ? So I think it as just phrase.. ?( "What do we do now ")

Thank you.

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wska"What do we do now?"

It's a very common thing to say when you don't know what to do.

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Then , except this sentence, I think present verb in interrogative sentence uses general things. Right?
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