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Hotmale Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

The shop .......... open until 2 on Saturdays

Hello,

I don't really know what tense should be used in this sentence:

"The shop .......... open until 2 on Saturdays."

Present Simple seems to me the right one, but "until" may suggests that Future Perfect is correct.

Could you suggest what tense to use?

Thank you
  

Top answer

It depends on what you intend the sentence to mean. Consider for example: The shop used to open until 2 on Saturdays. The shop is open until 2 on Saturdays.

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  • It depends on what you intend the sentence to mean.
  • Consider for example: The shop used to open until 2 on Saturdays.
  • The shop is open until 2 on Saturdays.
  • The shop should open until 2 on Saturdays.
  • The shop will open until 2 on Saturdays.
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It depends on what you intend the sentence to mean. Consider for example:

The shop used to open until 2 on Saturdays.
The shop is open until 2 on Saturdays.
The shop should open until 2 on Saturdays.
The shop will open until 2 on Saturdays.

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Thank you. What about a timetable? It should be Present Simple, right?
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You're welcome! Emotion: wink
What do you mean by "timetable", and for who?
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Oh, by "timetable" I mean "schedule". According to a schedule, the shop opens/closes at a specific hour.
Thank you! Emotion: smile
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I would use the second sentence.
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Thank you, Tamguatlay.
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