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Present simple for timetables

Small station ticket office:

ASSISTANT: There’s your ticket.

MAN: Thank you. So what time does the next train leave?

ASSISTANT: Let me see It leaves at 3.25 from platform 3.

MAN: Platform 3. Thank you very much.

Airport check in:

ASSISTANT: Any luggage to check in?

WOMAN: No, thank you.

ASSISTANT: OK, here’s your boarding pass.

WOMAN: And what time does the gate open?

ASSISTANT: The gate opens at 9.15, boarding starts at 9.45.

WOMAN: Thank you very much.

Cinema foyer:

WOMAN: Can I have two tickets for Shrek, please?

ASSISTANT: Shrek is in screen two. That’s $15, please.

WOMAN: Oh and what time does the film start?

ASSISTANT: 2.15.

WOMAN: And how long does it last?

ASSISTANT: Around ninety minutes.

WOMAN: So it finishes at about 3.45?

ASSISTANT: Yeah, I guess.

Na nádraží: What time does the train leave? - V kolik hodin odjíží vlak. Na letišti: What time does the gate open? - V kolik se otvírá vstup do letadla?

V kině: What time does the film start? - V kolik hodin začíná film? a How long does it last? - Jak dlouho trvá?.

Ve všech těchto otázkách se jednalo o budoucnost, ale ve všech byl použit přítomný čas prostý - present simple.

Kromě opakované činnosti a obecně platných pravd se přítomný čas prostý také používá v situacích, kdy se jedná o jízdní řád, programy, časové rozpisy a plány.