Present or future tense?
Lesson example:
Bruno: I am thinking about getting a drink after work. Would you like to come?
Susie: I don't know. I am taking my mother to the doctor's office tonight.
Explanation:
... the present progressive can also be used to describe a fixed arrangement or planned action in the future.
Question: The lesson choices did not include the future. Wouldn't it be much better to say: "I will be taking my mother to ..."?
Bruno: I am thinking about getting a drink after work. Would you like to come?
Susie: I don't know. I am taking my mother to the doctor's office tonight.
Explanation:
... the present progressive can also be used to describe a fixed arrangement or planned action in the future.
Question: The lesson choices did not include the future. Wouldn't it be much better to say: "I will be taking my mother to ..."?
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9 Feb. 2011