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Dominik Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Why present continuous

Welcom to Bond House, home of the best activity holidays in the country. Let me tel you what we have planned for you in the next few days. On Monday morning you're going sailing. Then in the afternoon, I'm taking you on a bicycle tour. ...

I thought we used present continuous for our plans arrangements. But this looks like a timetable not my plans, these are the plans of an organizer from Bond House Emotion: smile Can I use present simple here?

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Well, yes, they are your plans—as planned by the tour director.

— Mister Micawber

  • Well, yes, they are your plans—as planned by the tour director.
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Well, yes, they are your plans—as planned by the tour director.
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DominikI thought we used present continuous for our plans arrangements. But this looks like a timetable not my plans, these are the plans of an organizer from Bond House
That doesn’t matter. There is no rule prohibiting this use of the present continuous.
DominikCan I use present simple here?
…you are going to go sailing.
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Thank you for your answer Mister Micawber. But this way I can say that the timetable at my school consists od my plans Emotion: smile But I have
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…you are going to go sailing.
…I am going to take you on a bicycle tour.

Thank you Aspara Gus

and what about the sentences without "be going to" in present simple?
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DominikAnd what about the sentences without "be going to" in present simple?
Do you mean this?

On Monday morning, you sail. Then in the afternoon, I take you on a bicycle tour.

No, I don’t recommend it, although it’s not wrong.
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Yes, I meant that.

Why don't you reccomend this? Is this rude to say this way or sth?
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DominikWhy don't you reccomend this?
The simple present is not used to refer to future events. If you plan to play checkers, for example, you would say I am going to play checkers. If you play the game as a hobby, you would say I play checkers.
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I wouldn't agree with this. Present simple is timeless, you can use it to refer to past, the present time and future as well.
The examples you quoted present a slightly different situation. These are all your plans not imposed by sb's else
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Using the simple present in those sentences is not the most natural way of expressing those ideas, and you, as a learner, ought to know that. That’s why I don’t recommend it.
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Of course, there are cases where the simple present may be the natural choice, so my earlier statement was not entirely true: I hope you win. Your sentences, however, are not such a case.
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