2. What time does the bus leave?

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Study these examples taken from the reading text in the first section:

By LA Wad, C. Commons
  • So what time does the last bus leave?
 
  • It leaves at... 10.30 pm.

1- What verb tense is used in these sentences?

2- Does it refer to present, past or future time?


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BE CAREFUL!
The Present Simple is often used with a future sense when it is part of a programme or timetable, such as with trains or buses. Although the events are in the future, their existence is established in the present.
  • The last bus leaves at 10.30.

Self-Assessment activity

Do the following sentences refer to present or future time?

1. When do we board the plane?

a) present
b) future



2. The concert starts at 10 o'clock.
a) present
b) future



3. The bus often arrives late.
a) present
b) future



Icono IDevice Further knowledge

Practice the Present Simple and Present Continuous for a future use by clicking here.

Practice all the different future forms by doing these exercises:

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4

 


Icono IDevice Curiosity
By Paul Watson, C. Commons

 

Guinness is surely the most popular beer in Ireland. The name comes from Arthur Guinness, whose brewery in Dublin started to produce it. It's a thick creamy dark beer, normally drunk in pint glasses (equivalent to 568 ml) and, less often, in half-pint glasses.

In the picture, you can see a pint of Guinness with its logo on it: the name Guinness in capital letters and a picture of a harp on top of it. Remember the harp is one of the symbols of Ireland.


Let's go to the next section! We are learning about 'too' and 'enough'.
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