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airi@home



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 3:04 am    Post subject: Why present tense? Reply with quote
Registration is not required for people who DEPART Japan within 90 days of arrival.

Why is the DEPART in the above sentence present tense?

Is it wrong if you say, WILL DEPART? Confused

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notajuliet



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
No, it's not wrong. It would work better actually.
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