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Mehran Jam
the concert takes place next Thursday
hi there.
why does this sentence use present tense?
I appreciate your assistance.
Aug 14, 2019 8:49 AM
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It is normal to use the present simple tense for a fixed or scheduled event in the future.
If you look up 'future tenses' in any grammar book, you'll find out about the four main ways we talk about the future (will, going to, present continuous and present simple). People sometimes refer to the present simple future form as the 'timetable' form because that's how we talk about future events which are part of a schedule. A classic example is 'My flight leaves at 10 am tomorrow'.
I hope that helps.
August 14, 2019
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