Using the verb "morire" in present tense to express the future

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I have read the following sentence:

Quando muoio tutto questo diventerà tuo (instead of "quando morirò...").

I know that Italian often uses the present tense to express the future, but I am not sure whether it is usual do it here. Could someone confirm?

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asked Sep 22, 2019 at 18:58

Alan Evangelista

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I always thought that present tense for a future was a bad translation from English, where you use present tense if it is an imminent future that is sure to happen.
– Federico Bonelli
Sep 22, 2019 at 20:12
@FedericoBonelli In English you would use the present tense in this sentence, but the reason is not because death is considered imminent. It's just a rule that "if" and "when" are followed by the present tense.
– Federico Poloni
Sep 22, 2019 at 21:06

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