Expire / be expired / be expiring

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ysc1230

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Dear Teachers,

I know
#1 "The food will expire on tomorrow."
is correct.

However, I am not sure whether

#2 "The food will be expired on tomorrow."
and
#3 "The food will be expiring on tomorrow."

are possible.

Thanks a lot.
 

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None is natural. Food cannot expire.

The food should be consumed by tomorrow.
The 'use-before' date of this food is tomorrow
.
 

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None is natural. Food cannot expire.

The food should be consumed by tomorrow.
The 'use-before' date of this food is tomorrow
.

Oh very sorry, my sentences are not good examples.

However, I intended to know the verb "expire".

how about use "the service" instead of "the food"?


Thank you for your help.
 

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No

Contracts, mandates, terms, passports, licences, leases, etc expire (run out, become no longer valid).
 

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Where I come from, food has expiration dates.

That said, "the food expires tomorrow" or "the food will expire tomorrow" are natural expressions.
 
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