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Picnic Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

When do we use present simple to talk about the future?

I know we can use pres simple to talk about the future, but i dont know when. when do we use it?
  

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Adverbs of time can override the present simple: I am going to the circus tomorrow. . I am taking my vacation.

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  • Adverbs of time can override the present simple: I am going to the circus tomorrow.
  • .
  • I am taking my vacation.
  • Present continuous.
  • I am taking my vacation next week = I am going to take my vacation next week..
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Adverbs of time can override the present simple:

I am going to the circus tomorrow.

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I am taking my vacation. Present continuous.

I am taking my vacation next week = I am going to take my vacation next week.. .

Yes, "taking" is ambiguous. It can describe a condition, as in "I'm not taking my vacation this year."
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Use it for a short term event which is already planned.

My plane leaves for New York in an hour.

Our parents arrive tomorrow.
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PicnicI know we can use pres simple to talk about the future, but i dont know when. when do we use it?
It seems to me that we don't use it that often, and when we do, it's about something we consider a fairly major event that occurs on a fixed schedule that has already been arranged earlier.

Karen flies to Europe next Thursday.

I take my driv
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