The Present Continuous Tense (for FUTURE arrangements)

The Present Continuous Tense to talk about FUTURE arrangements

Quick Revision of the Present Continuous Tense:

Instead of saying, “The correct form of the helping (auxiliary) verb to be in the present tense + the verb + ing”   we can say ‘The correct form of the helping (auxiliary) verb to be in the present tense + present participle’.

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Look at the BLUE quadrant in the diagram below

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We can use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about PLANNED / already ORGANISED events.

Using the Present Continuous to talk about the Future   (Word)

(PDF) Using the Present Continuous to talk about the Future

Watch this short explanation on Youtube: Youtube explanation

Activity: https://goo.gl/images/Wa7sg5

Online exercises:

(PDF)grammar-games-present-continuous-future-arrangements-worksheet

(PDF) https://yoquieroaprobar.es/3_eso/8/4/epcfm4e1.pdf

https://elt.oup.com/student/headway/beg/grammar/grammarunit14/hwy_begin_unit14_1?cc=ae&selLanguage=en

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-progressive/use/exercises?use02

https://www.language-worksheets.com/present-continuous-future-elementary.html (worksheet with answers below – don’t cheat!)