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gordana44

HELP NEEDED

Can anybody please tell me which sentence is correct:

Hurry up! The race starts in an hour.

Hurry up! The race is starting in an hour.

Also, can you please give me a short explanation.

Many thanks.

5 Nov 2016

kohai

The correct one is Hurry up! The race starts in an hour.

The Simple Present is used when future events are part of a timetable, schedule or calendar.

5 Nov 2016

yanogator

Both are correct, and a native speaker might use either tense.

As Kohai said, the race is on a schedule, so the simple present is correct.

Since we are interested only in this race, not in the whole schedule, the present continuous is correct, because this event is arranged/planned.

Bruce

5 Nov 2016

redcamarocruiser

I agree with Bruce that both are correct.

5 Nov 2016