Call me crabby, but...........

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I understand that the present indicative is preferred over the near future and future tenses where feasible. What yanks my chain a bit is that this rule (or usage) is not made explicit until you answer the question wrong. As I think about, I use the present indicative  in French wherever possible and observe that French speakers avoid the future tense like the La Peste. Tout est bien qui finit bien....

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A note to the kwiziq team:In the lesson linked above, the sentence "I'll be there in a minute!" is given as an example supposedly showing the use of present indicative in English for future actions. The example sentence is in future tense and should be removed.

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It's not an error, Chris. It's an example of the future tense being used in English, where the present would be used in French. The following note precedes the example:

Note that in English, the Simple Present, English Present Progressive or Simple Future can be used to talk about actions taking place in the immediate future:

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Bonjour Max,
Could you send the question/sentence you are talking about please? It would help us in answering your question. ;-)
Merci et bonne journée !