2. What time does the bus leave? (Present Simple for the future)

Importante

PRESENT SIMPLE WITH A FUTURE MEANING
FORM
Here you have a summary of the form of the Present Simple that we have already studied in Unit 1:
THE PRESENT SIMPLE
AFFIRMATIVE

I work every Saturday morning

She works every Saturday morning

NEGATIVE

I don't speak French

She doesn't speak French

QUESTIONS

Do you travel to London every week?

Does he travel to London every week?

USE
The Present Simple is often used with a future sense when it is part of a programme or timetable, such as with trains or buses. Although the events are in the future, their existence is established in the present.

The last bus leaves at 10.30. ( El último autobús sale a las 10.30)

Caso práctico

Study these examples taken from the reading text in the first section:

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  • So what time does the last bus leave?
 
  • It leaves at... 10.30 pm.

1- What verb tense is used in these sentences?

2- Does it refer to present, past or future time?

Comprueba lo aprendido

Pregunta

Do the following sentences refer to present or future time?

1. When do we board the plane?

Respuestas

a) present

b) future

Retroalimentación

Pregunta

2. The concert starts at 10 o'clock.

Respuestas

a) present

b) future

Retroalimentación

Pregunta

3. The bus often arrives late.

Respuestas

a) present

b) future

Retroalimentación

Para saber más

Practice the Present Simple and Present Continuous for a future use by clicking here.

Practice all the different future forms by doing these exercises:

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4

Curiosidad

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Guinness is surely the most popular beer in Ireland. The name comes from Arthur Guinness, whose brewery in Dublin started to produce it. It's a thick creamy dark beer, normally drunk in pint glasses (equivalent to 568 ml) and, less often, in half-pint glasses.

In the picture, you can see a pint of Guinness with its logo on it: the name Guinness in capital letters and a picture of a harp on top of it. Remember the harp is one of the symbols of Ireland.

Let's go to the next section! We are learning about 'too' and 'enough'.