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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Present simple or future continuous

1i00Do you drive to Glasgow, as usual? 02i02br
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01i00Will you be driving to Glasgow, as usual?02i02br
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00Do they convey about the same meaning?02br
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02br 02br 00The first sentence is a bit odd, because the use of the simple present tense already implies "as usual". 02br 00English is notorious for interchanging tenses, especially in casual speech. 0-

— Philip

  • 02br 02br 00The first sentence is a bit odd, because the use of the simple present tense already implies "as usual".
  • 02br 00English is notorious for interchanging tenses, especially in casual speech.
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0 Not really.02br
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00The second sentence indicates a time in the future, perhaps very soon.02br
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00The first sentence is a bit odd, because the use of the simple present tense already implies "as usual". This could be used, of course, in casual conversation.02br
00English is notorious for interchanging tenses, especially in casual spee
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01cite10Philip12cite10The second sentence indicates a time in the future, perhaps very soon.12br
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10The first sentence is a bit odd, because the use of the simple present tense already implies "as usual".12blockquote
10Got it!02br
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00Thanks, Philip.0-
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