Hi, I need clarification on these:
For present tense,
He leaves tomorrow ("leaves" is of the future)
He is busy tomorrow ("is" refers to his state of being of the future and not the time of speaking)
However for present progressive,
He is leaving tomorrow (does auxiliary "is" here refer to his future state of being i.e. tomorrow/time of action or his present state i.e. at the time of speaking?).
Should "is" in progressive refer to the time of speaking? As the following for past progressive shows:
I told you he was leaving at 1 p.m. but it's already 1 p.m. and he is still here. ("was" refers to the time of speaking i.e. in the past and not the time of action i.e. 1 p.m.)
For present tense,
He leaves tomorrow ("leaves" is of the future)
He is busy tomorrow ("is" refers to his state of being of the future and not the time of speaking)
However for present progressive,
He is leaving tomorrow (does auxiliary "is" here refer to his future state of being i.e. tomorrow/time of action or his present state i.e. at the time of speaking?).
Should "is" in progressive refer to the time of speaking? As the following for past progressive shows:
I told you he was leaving at 1 p.m. but it's already 1 p.m. and he is still here. ("was" refers to the time of speaking i.e. in the past and not the time of action i.e. 1 p.m.)