The Present, especially in colloquial language and poetry, is often used for the Future:— īmusne sessum (De Or. 3.17) , shall we take a seat? (are we going to sit ?) hodiē uxōrem dūcis (Ter. And. 321) , are you to be married to-day? quod sī fit , pereō funditus ( id . 244), if this happens , I am utterly undone. ecquid mē adiuvās (Clu. 71) , won't you give me a little help? in iūs vocō tē. nōn eō . nōn īs (Pl. Asin. 480) , I summon you to the court. I won't go. You won't? Eō and its compounds are especially frequent in this use (cf. where are you going to-morrow? and the Greek εἶμι in a future sense). Verbs of necessity , possibility , wish , and the like (as possum , volō , etc.) also have reference to the future.

For other uses of the Present in a future sense, see under Conditions (§ 516 . a. N.), antequam and priusquam (§ 551 . c ), dum (§ 553 . N. 2), and § 444 . a. N.