ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: Present simple or future continuous

Liveinjapan — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:22:44 GMT

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.

Re: Present simple or future continuous

Philip — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:53:30 GMT

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.

Present simple or future continuous

Liveinjapan — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:39:13 GMT

Do you drive to Glasgow, as usual?

Will you be driving to Glasgow, as usual?

Do they convey about the same meaning?

Thanks
LiJ