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If you're around tomorrow, stop by. I'll eat when I'm hungry. She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes. You're around tomorrow, I'm hungry, and she comes are describing fu...
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msh210
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2020-12-05T23:00:56Z (almost 4 years ago)
Why word future events in the present?
> If you're around tomorrow, stop by. > I'll eat when I'm hungry. > She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes. _You're around tomorrow_, _I'm hungry_, and _she comes_ are describing future events but use present wording. In fact, the corresponding future wording is wrong or at best awkward: > **?** If you'll be around tomorrow, stop by. > **\*** I'll eat when I'll be hungry. > **\*** She'll be coming around the mountain when she'll come. Why?