Present simple or future continuous

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Liveinjapan

#504880 Thu, 24 Apr 08 03:39 PM

Do you drive to Glasgow, as usual?

Will you be driving to Glasgow, as usual?

Do they convey about the same meaning?

Thanks
LiJ

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Present simple

Philip

#504886 Thu, 24 Apr 08 03:53 PM

Not really.

The second sentence indicates a time in the future, perhaps very soon.

The first sentence is a bit odd, because the use of the simple present tense already implies "as usual". This could be used, of course, in casual conversation.
English is notorious for interchanging tenses, especially in casual speech.

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#505145 Fri, 25 Apr 08 04:22 AM

Philip
The second sentence indicates a time in the future, perhaps very soon.

The first sentence is a bit odd, because the use of the simple present tense already implies "as usual".

Got it!

Thanks, Philip.

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