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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Present continuous vs simple future
There is a concert in Leeds on Saturday and Sunday. I am working today (Saturday) . We had an email earlier to advise staff who are working this weekend about the alternative routes. Yesterday, before getting off, I wanted to ask the bus driver if (the bus service 50) if our service was affected or not.
Which tense is more appropriate and why?
Is the service (50) affected due to the concert tomorrow or
Will the service be diverted tomorrow due to the concert?
I was not sure whether to use present continuous or simple future and also the common collocation in the given context?
Which tense is more appropriate and why?
Is the service (50) affected due to the concert tomorrow or
Will the service be diverted tomorrow due to the concert?
I was not sure whether to use present continuous or simple future and also the common collocation in the given context?
Top answer
Jigneshbharati Is the service (50) affected due to by the concert tomorrow? Will the service be diverted tomorrow due to because of the concert? As far as the tenses are concerned these are both OK.
- Jigneshbharati Is the service (50) affected due to by the concert tomorrow?
- Will the service be diverted tomorrow due to because of the concert?
- As far as the tenses are concerned these are both OK.
- According to traditional rules, "due to" is incorrectly used in both sentences.
- No one follows these rules any more, but, even so, "due to" feels off to me.
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JigneshbharatiIs the service (50) affecteddue toby the concert tomorrow?
Will the service be diverted tomorrowdue tobecause of the concert?
As far as the tenses are concerned these are both OK.
According to traditional rules, "due to" is incorrectly u
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