In Translation^x, Simple present^x

As in Clive's colorful example, it definitely indicates the future, and usually the immediate future at that. Perhaps a better translation would be "I'm about to." And I believe it's more usually paired with --- is it simple present? -- than the gerund, although nobody's exactly counting...

That doesn't soud like present simple to me. Present simple is used for opinions and beliefs, but "hope" expresses neither and opinion nor a belief. It expresses a WISH. And with a wish, you can only use one verb tense: Subjunctive. Most people don't know this verb tense, because it's very...

~girding on my armour~ I'm coming to rescue my mother tongue from the evils of translation engines!! ~chuckle~ I've never liked those translation programs, and I see I have good reasons for it! "Hola a todos; mi español es muy pobre, sé lo que nnecesito escribir en mi propio idioma pero no puedo...