Few words about Russian trains
I am not a lucky guy because every day I have to travel by local train to Moscow. Of course when I was younger (about 15-16) it was a fascinating trip for me. But time has passed and now I realize all drawbacks of the local trains.
The most annoying thing is train-salesmen! Just imagine that you are completely exhausted after the hard working day and almost nodding but suddenly your warm and pleasant mental condition is being broken into pieces by loud and cracked voices. Let’s be honest. No one needs the things being offered in Russian local trains and moreover the prices for soda and bear are extremely high. No use to buy something while going back home because you will go out in 30 minutes.
Second thing: I don’t like the interior (maybe it is even on the first place). Train coaches are adored place by the beggars to sleep. Sits are often covered with thick layer of dirt, dust and some water drops. By the way the sits are wooden (!).
And last but not least: people. I can not call them people because it is a crowd. They never stand up and give place to the old persons standing next to them in a rush hour. They never smile and too much self-concentrated. I must say not «self-concentrated» but indifferent.
Nevertheless I want to thank the local trains for their job. I never face the traffic jams and know exactly when I will reach the exact point in Moscow.
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Alex, first of all thanks for your remarks! As regards to sentence " I never face the traffic jams and know exactly when I will reach the exact point in Moscow": I intentionally didn't use present perfect only because of my language experience. I think it isn't a big deal to use present simple instead of present perfect even when there is "never" in the sentence. But for sure only the native speaker can judge whether it is possible or not. As regards to future simple: i was taught in my university that it is prohibited to use "will" in dependant clause of time but there is no time attribute from my point of view.
ALesya: Name of the station - Pushkino. Very soon (i hope) i will complete the repair of the flat in Moscow and i will forget about the trains forever!
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Great English!!!It was so interesting to read your note! I am also from Russia,my parents live in Moscow region,so that I had a chance to work in Moscow.Every day I had been taking a train to get Moscow for 1.5 hour!According to circumstances I gave it up ,because I am on marteniry leave now.I realised that it's better to live in the vicinities of Moscow and go by the subway ,that is also suffocated with its noise and crowd( The apartments are so expensive in Msk,it is simpler to buy the apartment in Bulgaria or somewhere else, than in Moscow! That's why people are compelled to take a train to get the capital. Sergey,to see on your way of getting work place on the other hand,you are lucky to spend 30 minutes of being in a local train)What's the name of you station ?
p.s. If someone finds the mistakes in my comments,please, correct it)))))
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" I never face the traffic jams and know exactly when I will reach the exact point in Moscow. "
If it is your statement or experience you should use The present perfect - I've never faced.... And after "when" you should use The present simple. You can't use WILL.
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Traffic jams is a common problem of all big cities. The only way out for me is to use trains. It has been rainning for two days and there is a traffic collapse in Moscow. The only thing i will never understand why municipal authorities are always surprised with snow, rain and can not decrease the impact of weather on their citizens life?!
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Men! I've enjoyed reading this, something similar happens in Argentina, but here, they don't even arrive in time, but as you say, I prefer not to go to work by car because you always get stuck in traffic jam.
Greetings from Argentina!
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