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Roky0071 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

The habitual present event or the future event

I found the sentence in a grammar book. I do not understand whether it is the habitual present event or the future event.Please help me understand the sentence. The sentence is as follows:
"They are to walk for some time to get to the station".
  

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This is worded as a description of an instruction about the future, Consider a simpler example. The teacher said 'Tom, do your homework tonight'. This can now be reported as 'Tom is to do his homework tonight'.

— Clive

  • This is worded as a description of an instruction about the future, Consider a simpler example.
  • The teacher said 'Tom, do your homework tonight'.
  • This can now be reported as 'Tom is to do his homework tonight'.
  • habitual presen t No future event Well, it describes something that should happen in the future.
  • But maybe Tom won't do his homework.
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This is worded as a description of an instruction about the future,

Consider a simpler example.
The teacher said 'Tom, do your homework tonight'.
This can now be reported as 'Tom is to do his homework tonight'.

habitual present No
future event Well, it describes something that should happen in the future.
But maybe Tom won't do his homework.
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