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Bee banana 416 Posted 8 years ago
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The estimated length of a future event is / will be ... (tense)?
Say, I am travelling in Thailand next month, and I estimate that it will take me 1 week for the travel.
What tense should I use to describe the estimated length of the travel : "The estimated length of the travel is (present tense) / will be (future tense) 1 week." ?
Why I am asking this question is that I think the proper tense to be the future tense because the travel (including its length) is a future event, but I have found on the Internet that the present tense may also be possible, for example, "What is (present tense) the estimated length of the hearing, for which the hearing dates will be fixed)?"
Thank you for your help in advance.
What tense should I use to describe the estimated length of the travel : "The estimated length of the travel is (present tense) / will be (future tense) 1 week." ?
Why I am asking this question is that I think the proper tense to be the future tense because the travel (including its length) is a future event, but I have found on the Internet that the present tense may also be possible, for example, "What is (present tense) the estimated length of the hearing, for which the hearing dates will be fixed)?"
Thank you for your help in advance.
Top answer
" ? Both are fine: the estimation is now and the trip is in the future.
- " ?
- Both are fine: the estimation is now and the trip is in the future.
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bee banana 416 I am travelling in Thailand next month, and I estimate that it will take me 1 week for the trip.What tense should I use to describe the estimated length of the trip : "The estimated length of the trip is (present tense) / will be (future tense) 1 week
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