Present intead of Future
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"La tengo mañana." was translated into "It's tomorrow".
Why not "La tendré mañana."?
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updated Mar 7, 2013
edited by turoko
posted by turoko
Where was it translated like that? - katydew, Mar 6, 2013
Please give context. - annierats, Mar 6, 2013
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I don't know where you got the translation, but there must be other context involved. "La tengo mañana" would be literally "I have it tomorrow". As Mike pointed out, it is quite common in Spanish to refer to the near future using the present tense. Another common construction for this is "ir a". In your example, this would be "voy a tenerla mañana". Of couse, you can also use the future tense.
updated Mar 7, 2013
posted by Noetol
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Either one would be okay (though it would be tendré, not tendrá), though a lot of times, if it is in the near future (like tomorrow), it is common to use the present tense.
updated Mar 7, 2013
edited by BigMike
posted by BigMike
Nice concise answer, Mike! - Noetol, Mar 6, 2013
Sorry, I just fixed that. - turoko, Mar 7, 2013
