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Originally Posted by mehmetmamger Which one is acceptable?A) The train is leaving at 5 o'clock.
B) The bus is stopping in Ankara at 4 o'clock.
C) The school is opening tomorrow.
D) I am watching television tonight.
E) It is raining tomorrow. In the question above, which answers are acceptable,under which circumstances? Thank you very much in advance. |
All except E.
There are basically four ways to talk about the future - will, going to, present continuous, and present simple.
Will is an idea, or a response to to something
going to is planned
present continuous is arranged
present simple is scheduled
"How are you getting to France?"
1) "we will drive there!" - you just had the idea
2)"we are going to drive there" - you have planned the route and arranged for the car to be serviced.
3)"we are driving there" - the car is serviced, the Channel Tunnel is booked, and an overnight stop at a hotel in Rouen is confirmed.
4)"we drive there at 8am tomorrow, the Tunnel ticket is for 12 noon." - you have your timetable.
In your examples, A and B could use present simple.