Test About Present Tense

[Tuba-]

I have tested my knowledge by testes and I have a question about Present Tense

".....to see that film that is on at the cinema next week?" is the question and the answer is "Are you going"

And the another question is "Next time you ......... to my house, you must bring that book.", and it's answer is "come".

There is a word "next" in the both sentence but we use "ing" in only one. Why?

I couldnt understand the difference between these two sentences :oops:

Thanks for your reply

Sincerely
Tuba

[Foah]

Hello Tuba,

it depends on the time the mentioned action happens.

within the first example the action of planing (being about-, being going-) to see the movie started somewhen in the past (no matter when) is is an ongoing process right now (not having stopped), hence Present continuous............ albeit the movie is on at cinema next week at the earliest. But here to see isn´t asked.

while in your second example the action ( to come to the house ) just happens (will happen) at a certain point of time in the future. you also might say : " Next time (when you will ) come to my house.............No ongoing process.
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[Cerberus™]

I don't think there is a connection between "next" and the two tenses you had to fill in.

In the first sentence, the word "next" is in the subordinate clause: "... that is on at the cinema next week" - present simple "is".

In the second sentence, "next" is in the main clause: "next time ... you must bring that book" - present simple "must". The words "(that) you come to my house" form a relative clause that defines "next time": which next time? - the next time that you come to my house.

In neither sentence is "next" part of the clause whose finite verb you had to fill in.

In the first sentence, "are you going to see ...?" is future: going to + infinitive is normally used for a plan in the future.

It is true that "next week" and "next time" indicate that both sentences take place entirely in the future; however, a subordinate clause that happens in the future is not always expressed in the future tense, i.e. by "will" or "going to". Scheduled events, such as a movie or a flight, are even in the simple present most of the time.