Learn English – Simple Present for Future Actions

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Why can we use the following statement when we mean future events?

What time do you get there?

Or should we rather say:

What time will you get there?

Is there a difference?

Best Answer

The present tense can express the future when plans are being discussed, particularly in reference to timetables, routines and schedules. For that reason it is sometimes called the ‘diary future’.

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