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23.04.2020

Present Simple for the future

• with a future time expression, to show an action that was previously planned or has a regular timetable (work, classes, trains etc),
• informal reporting of what people say,
• stories, and talking about stories in informal narrative,
• formal correspondence,
• here comes ….. etc,

 Talking about planned actions or events.

To learn the English language well we have to see that there is not just one Future tense. There are a number of different ways to talk about future actions or events.

The Simple present tense can be used to talk about future arrangements if a future time expression is also used, or it is understood from the context. (If there is no future time expression, people will usually understand the “habit”  meaning.)

Compare:

• Sandra starts work at 8:00.  We understand that this is normal for Sandra.
• John starts work at 10:00 on Friday. We understand that this is a special situation for this Friday, it is programmed and is seen to be a timetabled event. 

Examples:

• Quickly please children! Class starts in five minutes (the class is programmed to start).
• The train leaves at 8:43 on Friday  (it has a fixed timetable).
• I get up at six o’clock next Tuesday, I have to be in London at 8:00.
• My mother leaves at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon (her journey is already planned).

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