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Tenses · CEFR A2 · Everyday
Trains, flights, films and meetings on a timetable take the present simple even for tomorrow, because a timetable is a fact rather than a plan.
The shape
present simple + a future time
Talk about trains, flights and start times.
In Hindi
ट्रेन, फ़्लाइट और तय समय-सारणी वाली चीज़ों के लिए, कल की बात भी present simple में कही जाती है।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
The train will leave at six tomorrow. | The train leaves at six tomorrow. A timetable is a fact, so it takes the present simple. |
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Present Simple for timetables is a CEFR A2 structure — the everyday band — and it belongs to tenses. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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