I would like to ask how often is El Presente used to indicate future action in comparison to other future tenses?
Usage of this construction
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Emanuel B.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Usage of this construction
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using the present tense in Spanish in order to refer to a future action (only future time indications)"
Asked 4 years ago
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InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Emanuel
El Presente is very often used to talk about a future event as long as there is a time marker indicating future, e.g mañana, después...
I would say that for events that are far away in the future El Futuro is preferred:
Dentro de diez años estaremos bastante viejos.
This wouldn't sound quite right in the present tense.
Saludos
Inma
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