[Grammar] As soon as

[mihallure]

Can I also use Present Tense after 'as soon as' (showing simultaneous actions) in the following sentence?

'I will write to you as soon as I return from the holidays' (....as soon as I have returned....)
Many thanks for your kindness!

 

[5jj]

Yes

 

[bhaisahab]

Can I also use Present Tense after 'as soon as' (showing simultaneous actions) in the following sentence?

'I will write to you as soon as I return from the holidays' (....as soon as I have returned....)
Many thanks for your kindness!

It's better with the simple present.

 

[Odessa Dawn]

'I will write to you as soon as I return from the holidays' (....as soon as I have returned....)
Many thanks for your kindness!

Dropping to, it is colloquial and informal, isn’t it, please?

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[Rover_KE]

Dropping to[STRIKE], it[/STRIKE] is colloquial and informal, isn’t it[STRIKE], please[/STRIKE]?

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Yes, it is, and predominantly AE usage.