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Hanuman_2000 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Present tense for futre time

Hello,

We can use present tense for future time.

We use simple present and sometimes present continuous.

I am not clear about the context of using these tenses for future events/time.

could any one here explain it?

Thanks.
  

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There are at least five common ways of expressing the future in English: The present simple: often used for something that is seen as scheduled. The present progressive: often used for something for which a present arrangement has been made. BE + going to : often used for a future situation for which there is present evidence.

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  • There are at least five common ways of expressing the future in English: The present simple: often used for something that is seen as scheduled.
  • The present progressive: often used for something for which a present arrangement has been made.
  • BE + going to : often used for a future situation for which there is present evidence.
  • Will + bare infinitive: often used to express the speaker's certainty of a future situation, or the speaker's volition.
  • Will + progressive infinitive : often used for a future situation that will be in progress at a future time, or to suggest 'a casual future' - an absence of arrangement, certainty or volition.
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There are at least five common ways of expressing the future in English:

The present simple: often used for something that is seen as scheduled.
The present progressive: often used for something for which a present arrangement has been made.
BE + going to: often used for a future situation for which there is present evidence.
Will + bare infinitive: often used to
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