\n<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/o:p><\/div>\nDo <\/span>you<\/span> know<\/span> that? <\/span>What? If you use \u2018<\/span>will<\/span>\u2019 all the time <\/span>for talking about <\/span>future<\/span>, you <\/span>won\u2019t<\/span> have a <\/span>bright<\/span> future. <\/span><\/span>Why? <\/span>When<\/span> <\/span>native speakers <\/span>of English talk about<\/span> <\/span>schedules<\/span> <\/span>(or timetables), they<\/span> <\/span>don\u2019t <\/span>use \u2018will\u2019 all the time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![](\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-MOnWJuKhnxU\/UcErGGwWujI\/AAAAAAAAA-w\/bwT0m6T8nK8\/s200\/surprise+2.jpg\")
<\/a>So what do they use? Or what tense<\/span><\/span> <\/span>to use when they talk about schedules? <\/span>The answer may surprise<\/span> you. <\/span>Native speakers use something simple, the<\/span> <\/span>present simple tense<\/b><\/span><\/span>, to talk about schedules (or timetables). <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\nWant an example<\/span>? Read the conversation between two spies<\/span>. (But be careful. Why? This is top secret.) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![](\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BKn1TfJIsfY\/UcJt63Kuz7I\/AAAAAAAAA_0\/Xbn0K_nBaTQ\/s320\/when+are+you+leaving.jpg\")
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\n<\/span><\/div>\nSpy 1: Where\u2019re you going this time?<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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\n<\/span><\/div>\nSpy 1: Have you got the details of the flight? <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
\n<\/span><\/div>\nSpy 2: What do you mean?<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nSpy 1: I mean, like, what time <\/span><\/b>does <\/span><\/b>the plane <\/span><\/b>arrive <\/span><\/b>at Hong Kong?<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\nSpy 2: It <\/span><\/b>arrives<\/span><\/b> at 11:00<\/st1:time>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\nSpy 1: So, who\u2019s gonna pick you up? <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\nSpy 2: Mr Snowden. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n——————————————————————————-<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\nWell, but <\/span>why<\/span>? <\/span>Why do they use <\/span>the present simple <\/span>to talk about schedules? <\/span>Well, you may think of schedules as some kind of<\/span> facts. <\/span>Facts? <\/span>What are facts? Read the <\/span>example below: ‘<\/span>Being a spy<\/span> is <\/span>dangerous<\/span><\/span>‘<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n<\/span><\/div>\nThat is, we use the <\/span>present simple <\/span>to talk about facts. <\/span>And for native speakers of English, they \u2018treat\u2019 schedules as <\/span>a kind of facts<\/span>. <\/span>So they use the same tense for both <\/span>facts <\/span>and <\/span>schedules.<\/span> <\/span>In other words, unless there are, for example, some kind of <\/b><\/span>disasters<\/span>, the schedules are <\/span>true<\/span><\/b>. <\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![](\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hNdA0EmIaXM\/UcJzfvf9VeI\/AAAAAAAABAc\/O-YrD8spsBc\/s200\/earthquake.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n——————————————————————————-<\/span><\/h1>\nWell, what do I mean by schedules<\/span> (or <\/span>timetables<\/span>)? <\/span>In <\/span>daily<\/span> English, there are usually <\/span>3 types <\/span>of \u2018schedules\u2019.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\na. <\/span>Travel arrangements<\/b><\/span> (or itineraries), for example, <\/span>The next flight to Hong Kong<\/b> <\/span>leaves<\/span> <\/span>at 14:30.<\/span><\/i>
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Do <\/span>you<\/span> know<\/span> that? <\/span>What? If you use \u2018<\/span>will<\/span>\u2019 all the time <\/span>for talking about <\/span>future<\/span>, you <\/span>won\u2019t<\/span> have a <\/span>bright<\/span> future. <\/span><\/span>Why? <\/span>When<\/span> <\/span>native speakers <\/span>of English talk about<\/span> <\/span>schedules<\/span> <\/span>(or timetables), they<\/span> <\/span>don\u2019t <\/span>use \u2018will\u2019 all the time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Want an example<\/span>? Read the conversation between two spies<\/span>. (But be careful. Why? This is top secret.) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Spy 2: Mr Snowden. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![](\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-MOnWJuKhnxU\/UcErGGwWujI\/AAAAAAAAA-w\/bwT0m6T8nK8\/s1600\/surprise+2.jpg\")
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