present continuous for schedule or timetables
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Pls kindly explain the meaning of Present Continuous variant in the sentence:
What time does your plane arrive/is your plane arriving?
Both variants are correct accordong to the book.
But normally we use Present Simple for timetables.
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Pls kindly explain the meaning of Present Continuous variant in the sentence:
What time does your plane arrive/is your plane arriving?
Both variants are correct accordong to the book.
But normally we use Present Simple for timetables.
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You're quite right that we're more likely to say The train arrives tomorrow morning and John is arriving tomorrow morning rather than the other way around. But this is really an English Language Learners question. Briefly, "continuous present for future" often implies particular relevant to time of speaking, whereas "simple present for future" often implies "timelessly repeating" (as, for example, a scheduled rota).
– FumbleFingers
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Thank you a lot!!! Now it's clear!
– Kate Kutsiyanova
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Pls kindly explain the meaning of Present Continuous variant in the sentence:
What time does your plane arrive/is your plane arriving?
Both variants are correct accordong to the book.
But normally we use Present Simple for timetables.
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Pls kindly explain the meaning of Present Continuous variant in the sentence:
What time does your plane arrive/is your plane arriving?
Both variants are correct accordong to the book.
But normally we use Present Simple for timetables.
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You're quite right that we're more likely to say The train arrives tomorrow morning and John is arriving tomorrow morning rather than the other way around. But this is really an English Language Learners question. Briefly, "continuous present for future" often implies particular relevant to time of speaking, whereas "simple present for future" often implies "timelessly repeating" (as, for example, a scheduled rota).
– FumbleFingers
1 hour ago
Thank you a lot!!! Now it's clear!
– Kate Kutsiyanova
46 mins ago
add a comment |
You're quite right that we're more likely to say The train arrives tomorrow morning and John is arriving tomorrow morning rather than the other way around. But this is really an English Language Learners question. Briefly, "continuous present for future" often implies particular relevant to time of speaking, whereas "simple present for future" often implies "timelessly repeating" (as, for example, a scheduled rota).
– FumbleFingers
1 hour ago
Thank you a lot!!! Now it's clear!
– Kate Kutsiyanova
46 mins ago
You're quite right that we're more likely to say The train arrives tomorrow morning and John is arriving tomorrow morning rather than the other way around. But this is really an English Language Learners question. Briefly, "continuous present for future" often implies particular relevant to time of speaking, whereas "simple present for future" often implies "timelessly repeating" (as, for example, a scheduled rota).
– FumbleFingers
1 hour ago
You're quite right that we're more likely to say The train arrives tomorrow morning and John is arriving tomorrow morning rather than the other way around. But this is really an English Language Learners question. Briefly, "continuous present for future" often implies particular relevant to time of speaking, whereas "simple present for future" often implies "timelessly repeating" (as, for example, a scheduled rota).
– FumbleFingers
1 hour ago
Thank you a lot!!! Now it's clear!
– Kate Kutsiyanova
46 mins ago
Thank you a lot!!! Now it's clear!
– Kate Kutsiyanova
46 mins ago
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You're quite right that we're more likely to say The train arrives tomorrow morning and John is arriving tomorrow morning rather than the other way around. But this is really an English Language Learners question. Briefly, "continuous present for future" often implies particular relevant to time of speaking, whereas "simple present for future" often implies "timelessly repeating" (as, for example, a scheduled rota).
– FumbleFingers
1 hour ago
Thank you a lot!!! Now it's clear!
– Kate Kutsiyanova
46 mins ago