He is leaving tomorrow

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi, I need clarification on this:

He leaves tomorrow [color=darkred](“leaves” refers to the future)

He is leaving tomorrow [color=darkred](Does “is” refer to his future state i.e. tomorrow/time of his action OR is it referring to his existing state i.e. right now, at the moment of speech?)

Thank you!

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Hi Lycen,

It seems that you are very interested in the present and future tenses.
I think the following site(s) may be helpful to you.

englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepresent.html
englishpage.com/verbpage/pre … nuous.html

You may also take a look at all the different tenses for comparison.
In this site, you will discover that the names of the tenses are not totally necessarily related to the actual time of an action. How to use the appropriate tenses depends upon the criteria, conditions and some rules. That’s why we can use future tense, and sometimes present tense or present continuous tense to mention future action.

Hope this help !
Best regards,

Nick

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Hi Lycen,

I suggest you start by reading this wonderful piece on the future tenses: english-test.net/lessons/20/index.html[YSaerTTEW443543]

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