I am here in two
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Neither one is possible. "I will be there in two minutes" is possible.
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It should have been 'I will be here in two minutes'. Sorry for that.
The reason why I have asked is that we can say 'If I am not here tomorrow, remember me today', but I would like to know why we can't say 'I am here/there in two minutes or I am here/there tomorrow.
The reason why I have asked is that we can say 'If I am not here tomorrow, remember me today', but I would like to know why we can't say 'I am here/there in two minutes or I am here/there tomorrow.
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"I'm not here tomorrow" is sometimes used, as is the positive, "I'm here tomorrow".
The following mean that you are due to be here/not here tomorrow:
"I'm busy now. But I'm here tomorrow too. Ask me then."
"I'm not here tomorrow. You better ask me now."
It has to be something that is pre-planned. "Next week, I am in Novosibirsk, then I move on to Omsk".
But you can't say, *"I'm here in two minutes".
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Thanks for the answers, I think I got it! May I ask one more question in line with this topic?
- Call me when you are at the office tomorrow.
I am asking this question because I know we can't use 'will / be going to' for the future meaning after a conjunction sech as 'when'. For this reason, I must use 'am, is, are' after 'when' instead of 'will be' for a future meaning. In short, I would like to know whether we can use 'am, is, are' after 'when, while, after,...etc' for a future meaning. If you don't like the sentence I have written, please create me a better one for me to understand better.
Thanks again.
- Call me when you are at the office tomorrow.
I am asking this question because I know we can't use 'will / be going to' for the future meaning after a conjunction sech as 'when'. For this reason, I must use 'am, is, are' after 'when' instead of 'will be' for a future meaning. In short, I would like to know whether we can use 'am, is, are' after 'when, while, after,...etc' for a future meaning. If you don't like the sentence I have written, please create me a better one for me to understand better.
Thanks again.
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Your sentence is fine.
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