Question

1. Who is taking care of the children while your are away?

2. Who will take care of the children while your are away?

(Does #1 mean #2? Or does #1 mean who is in the process of doing somthing "now"?)

3. "Is he coiming?" "I hope so."
4. Will he come? I hope that he will come.
5. Is he coming now? I hope he is coming now.
(Does #3 mean #4 or #5?)

Answer 1

1 and 2 -- You need "you're" (not "your") since you are really saying "you are..."
Both 1 and 2 mean the same thing once you fix that error.

3 means 5; they are about the present. 4 is asking about the future.

Answer 2

Thank you for your help.

1. Who is taking care of the children while you are away?

2. Who will take care of the children while you are away?

(Does #1 mean #2? Or does #1 mean who is in the process of doing somthing "now"?)

3. "Is he coiming?" "I hope so."
4. Will he come? I hope that he will come.
5. Is he coming now? I hope he is coming now.
(Does #3 mean #4 or #5?)
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(What about this one?)

6. Is he coming this evening? I hope so.
I hope he is coming this evening.

7. Will he come this evening? I hope so.
I hope he will come this evening.

(In this case, are #6 and #7 the same?)