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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Present Simple

Hello,

Could you tell me what use of present simple this is?

'They come to dinner tonight.'

Is this a situation that often or regularly happen or is it a part of a scheduled event?

I think I could use 'they are coming,' 'they are going to come,' 'they will come' too, but not 'they will be coming' if I am right. Some online test are really confusing.

Thanks
  

Top answer

Hi! For me it looks a bit strange as there is 'tonight'. I'd say this is a fixed arrangement and it should be changed into 'they are coming to dinner tonight.

— Ptr Zet

  • Hi!
  • For me it looks a bit strange as there is 'tonight'.
  • I'd say this is a fixed arrangement and it should be changed into 'they are coming to dinner tonight.
  • When it comes to scheduled events, they're usually timetables etc.
  • not just 'coming to dinner'.
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Hi! For me it looks a bit strange as there is 'tonight'. I'd say this is a fixed arrangement and it should be changed into 'they are coming to dinner tonight.
When it comes to scheduled events, they're usually timetables etc. not just 'coming to dinner'.
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