Present Continuous for future plans

Present Continuous for future plans

Present Continuous

• WE CAN USE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING NOW OR TO TALK ABOUT FIXED PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

• What are you doing next weekend?

• Why is the lion making that noise?

• He can't hear you because he's listening to the radio.

• On 20th March we're opening a new section.

FORM

• TO BE + VB -ING

• AM LISTENING

• ARE WORKING

• IS MAKING

• ARE DOING

ACTIVITY 1

• Complete the sentences using the Present Continuous forms

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We _____________(have) a dinner party with the whole family.

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I ____________(spend) next summer at their house in Amsterdam.

Fill in the Blank

Hurry! The train (leave) ________________ in ten minutes!

Fill in the Blank

I (get up) ________________ very early tomorrow morning, at five o’clock.

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Tomorrow is Saturday! I (sleep) ________________ late!

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Mrs. Perkins (give) ________________ her students a test in a few days.

ACTIVITY 2

• Choose the correct answer:

Multiple Choice

TOM IS------------HOME ON SATURDAY.

• STAYING

• GOING

• TAKING

• PLAYING

Multiple Choice

ISABELLA IS.......TO A CLUB ON SUNDAY.

• TAKING

• MEETING

• GOING

• STAYING

Multiple Choice

TONYA IS......HER BOOKS TO THE LIBRARY ON FRIDAY.

• GOING

• STAYING

• PLAYING

• TAKING

Multiple Choice

EMILY IS..............TO HER SISTER'S HOUSE ON SUNDAY.

• TAKING

• PLAYING

• DRIVING

• MEETING

Multiple Choice

MATEO IS ...............A FRIEND AT THE JAPANESE RESTAURANT ON SATURDAY.

• PLAYING

• TAKING

• STAYING

• MEETING