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Present Continuous FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS

Present Continuous for Future

 Fixed future arrangements.

Next year I am travelling to London.

On Friday I am going shopping.

At 5 o’clock she is going to the doctor.

Form Affirmative sentences: I am seeing some friends tonight. He/she/it is seeing some friends tonight. We/you/they are seeing some friends tonight. Negative sentences: I am not leaving next Friday. He/she/it is not leaving next Friday. We/you/they are not leaving next Friday. Questions: Am I doing anything this evening? Is he/she/it doing anything this evening? Are we/you/they doing anything this evening?

Use

You can use the Present Continuous for future arrangements which we have planned for a fixed time or place.

The Present Continuous is specially common with the expressions: - Tomorrow -Tonight - This weekend/evening

- Next week/month/year - Next Monday/Tuesday…

EXAMPLES: 1)We´re having dinner at their house tomorrow. 2)She is traveling to Cuzco next week.

Don´t use the Present Simple for this. Don´t say: EXAMPLE: I see some friends tonight. I am seeing some friens tonight.

is doing (do) Next Saturday, Teresa ______ aerobics. In the afternoon she is ______ meeting (meet) Lesly. In the is going (go) to a evening, she ______ concert. On Sunday, Teresa _________ (have) breakfast in a is having café. In the afternoon, she _________ (play) basketball. In is playing watching (watch) the evening, she is_______ a video with her friends.

is going (go) Next Saturday, Lesly _______ swimming. In the afternoon, she is meeting (meet) Teresa. In the ________ is seeing (see) Tim. evening, she _______ is seeing (see) On Sunday, Lesly _______ her aunt Jean. In the afternoon, is having (have) lunch with she _______ is going Tim. In the evening, she _______ (go) to the cinema.

Is Lesly swimming on Saturday ?

Yes, she is.

Is Lesly going to school on Sunday morning ?

No, she isn´t.