Present continuous

FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS

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 until Friday.He/she/it is not leaving until Friday.We/you/they are not leaving until Friday.

Questions:

Am I doing anything this evening?Is he/she/it  doing anything this evening?Are we/you/they doing anything this evening?

You can use the Present Continuous for future

arrangements which we have have planned for a fixed time or planned for a fixed time or

place.place.

Use

The Present Continuous is specially common with the expressions:

tonight, tomorrow, this weekend, etc and with the verbs go, come, meet, see, leave and

arrive.E.g.We´re having dinner at their house tomorrow.

Don´t use the Present Simple for this.

Don´t say:

E.g. I see some friends tonight.

Next Saturday, Tessa ______ (do) aerobics. In the afternoon she ______ (meet) Rachel. In the evening, she ______ (go) to a concert. On Sunday, Tessa

_________ (have) breakfast in a café. In the afternoon, she

_________ (play) basketball. In the evening, she _______ (watch)

a video with her friends.

is doing

is meeting

is going

is having

is playing

is watching

Is Tessa doing aerobics on Saturday morning?

Yes, she is.

Is Tessa playing golf on Saturday morning?

No, she isn’t.

Next Saturday, Rachel _______ (go) swimming. In the afternoon,

she ________ (meet) Tessa. In the evening, she _______ (see)

Tim. On Sunday, Rachel _______ (see) her aunt Jean. In the

afternoon, she _______ (have) lunch with Tim. In the evening, she _______ (go) to the cinema.

is going

is meeting

is seeing

is seeing

is having

is going

Is Rachel doing aerobics on Saturday morning?

No, she isn’t.

Is Rachel going to the cinema on Sunday

evening?Yes, she is.