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Maj Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Present or Future
-Are you coming with us or not? Is that referring to the present or to the future?
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It can refer to either, depending on the context. " When you use this tense to refer to the future, you usually add some adverbial of time (unless the future reference is otherwise stated/implied in the context). Miriam
- It can refer to either, depending on the context.
- " When you use this tense to refer to the future, you usually add some adverbial of time (unless the future reference is otherwise stated/implied in the context).
- Miriam
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It can refer to either, depending on the context.
The present progressive can be used to refer to future time when you talk about a fixed arrangement, a plan or a programme:
"Are you coming to the beach with us on Sunday?"
"She's coming over for dinner tomorrow."
When you use this tense to refer to the future, you usually add some adverbial of time (unless the future
The present progressive can be used to refer to future time when you talk about a fixed arrangement, a plan or a programme:
"Are you coming to the beach with us on Sunday?"
"She's coming over for dinner tomorrow."
When you use this tense to refer to the future, you usually add some adverbial of time (unless the future
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