Using the present simple to refer to the future

Como ya sabrás, present simple es una forma verbal para referirse a acciones que suceden en el presente en un instante determinado. Sin embargo, también lo podemos usar para referirnos al futuro, mediante un horario establecido.

Existen situaciones que su escritura está en presente, pero su significado está en un futuro. Por ejemplo, “El tren llega mañana a las 5:00 pm”, “Mi equipo favorito juega la próxima semana”.

A partir de esto, ¡practiquemos!

Practiquemos el uso de present simple para referirse al futuro

Lee el siguiente texto e identifica las oraciones en present simple que su significado está en futuro.

Elena: Hey! Let’s go to the train station! I hope the tickets aren’t too expensive.
Ravee: You are right, we should have bought the tickets earlier online. We may have waited too long!
Elena: Ok let’s see there is a train that leaves at 5pm later today. There is another one that leaves at 8pm tonight. Tomorrow there is a train that leaves at 7am.
Ravee: Hmmm…why don’t we take the train that leaves at 5pm, that way we won’t arrive too late at night. And I don’t feel like waking up early hahaha.
Elena: Ok yeah that sounds good to me!
Ravee: Great, let’s meet at the station at 4.45pm.
Elena: And what about your friend who is coming with us? When do they come into town?
Ravee: Oh she arrives later today at 12pm so she shouldn’t have a problem making the train.
Elena: Ok good, I just wanted to make sure!
Ravee: Cool see you at the station then at 4:45 to make sure we don’t miss our train.
Elena: I’ll be there see ya soon 😃

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Respuestas

Elena: Hey! Let’s go to the train station! I hope the tickets aren’t too expensive.
Ravee: You are right, we should have bought the tickets earlier online. We may have waited too long!
Elena: Ok let’s see there is a train that leaves at 5pm later today. There is another one that leaves at 8pm tonight. Tomorrow there is a train that leaves at 7am.
Ravee: Hmmm…why don’t we take the train that leaves at 5pm, that way we won’t arrive too late at night. And I don’t feel like waking up early hahaha.
Elena: Ok yeah that sounds good to me!
Ravee: Great, let’s meet at the station at 4.45pm.
Elena: And what about your friend who is coming with us? When do they come into town?
Ravee: Oh she arrives later today at 12pm so she shouldn’t have a problem making the train.
Elena: Ok good, I just wanted to make sure!
Ravee: Cool see you at the station then at 4:45 to make sure we don’t miss our train.
Elena: I’ll be there see ya soon 😃

Contribución creada por Andrés Guano.