[Grammar] Tenses

[Julie17]

Are both versions correct?
1) Next week I have an appointment with a client.
2) Next week I'll have an appointment with a client.
I'm not sure whether sentence 2) is acceptable, too.

 

[Milczek]

Very good question. Both sentences are understandable for me.
I'm not a teacher but for me , only sentence 2 is correct(becouse you wrote about your plan for next week).
Of course It's just my opinion and You shouldn't suggest to what I wrote. I still learn English.
You must wait for someone more knowladgeable.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think the simple present is also correct because it can be used 'to express fixed arrangements, present or future'──quoted from http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/simple-present-tense/

 

[Julie17]

Well, I know that the simple present is definitely correct. The question is: would a native speaker say sentence 2?

 

[Matthew Wai]

I am not a native speaker, but I would say it.

 

[tedmc]

I think (1) means an appointment has been fixed for next week.
(2) means the appointment is not fixed yet but will be fixed next week.

 

[Julie17]

Are there any native speakers out there?

 

[Rover_KE]

Native speakers would not normally say #2.

Please note that a better title would have been I have/I'll have an appointment.

Extract from the Posting Guidelines:

'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'

 

[emsr2d2]

Not a teacher

That is a very good question. Both sentences are understandable [STRIKE]for me.[/STRIKE][STRIKE]I'm not a teacher[/STRIKE] but for me, only sentence 2 is correct (space here) [STRIKE]becouse[/STRIKE] because you wrote about your plan for next week.
Of course, it's just my opinion and you shouldn't [STRIKE]suggest[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]to[/STRIKE] necessarily use what I wrote. I am still learning English.
You must wait for someone more knowledgeable.

See above.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Milczek, if you attempt to answer learner's questions, you must clearly state that you are not a teacher. You can add that line to your signature so you don't forget.

 

[emsr2d2]

Or, as I wrote in red as part of my corrections in the quote box in post #9, you can write it at the top of each post if you are trying to answer other people's questions. Although you can make it your signature line, you need to be aware that the forum settings allow people to "turn off" signatures to ensure that they don't see other users' signature lines. If they've done that, they won't see that you're not a teacher.