This is a worksheet for ss working on using this tense to talk about the future. Present simple and continuous with a future meaning exercise. Plans, intentions and arrangements for the future present continuous tense the present continuous tense is used to refer to actions or situations that are happening now, at this moment it is also used to refer to actions or situations that are temporary, present continuous for temporary periods of time that last for a long time. The series covers the present, past, and future progressive tenses, and it also includes a dialogue book to practice speaking. At the end of this lesson students will learn how to form and when to use present continuous tense for future. If you want to download you have to send your own contributions.
The teacher presents a powerpoint with rules and uses of the present continuous form. You have a planned event, so you should use the present continuous. We usually use the present continuous when the plan is an arrangement already confirmed with at least one other person and we know the time and place. Our stories and exercises to practice the progressive tenses series is full of complete lesson plans, including homework. When there is more than one auxiliary, not comes after the first auxiliary or attaches to it if it is a.
Students are encouraged to use vocabulary related to free time activities and sports and to use the present continuous tense to refer to their plans. Present continuous vs future simple tests englishteststore. If we have specific plans, reservations, or an appointment, we are talking about an arrangement. Difference between going to and present continuous. The difference between will, be going to and the present. English esl present continuous progressive tense worksheets. Present continuous for future taking leaving is having are are m m not are having isnt returning visiting watching page 1 of 2 4 look at the timetable and. Remember, the present progressive is formed with the verb be conjugated in the simple present followed by a present participle. Present continuous for future arrangements test english. Present continuous for future learnenglish languagewell. Theres a brief explanation at the top of the page followed by a simple activity in which students are asked to complete a dialogue using the present continuous.
This is similar to be going to in that these are also definite plans made before the time of speaking. The activity covers will for predictions, be going to for future plans and intentions, present continuous for definite arrangements as well as the future perfect, future continuous and would like. The present continuous and the future continuous english. We usually use the present continuous when the activity has been arranged. In the activity, students practice asking and answering questions using a variety of future forms. The present continuous is used to talk about what is happening at the moment, as well as for future scheduled events and takes the following forms. If we only have a general idea of something we would like to do in the future, it is an intention. Present continuous for future arrangements games to learn. Oct 15, 2015 not that i would not understand them or use them incorrectly, but i always fail when i try to pass my knowledge to my students. Going to is used with general plans and intentions present continuous is used with fixed arrangements verb. Future forms will, be going to, present continuous.
Present continuous for future arrangements english grammar ef. This present progressive worksheet is perfect for young students. An arrangement is also an agreement between two people or groups about how something happens or will happen. Give each group of three or four a copy of the game board, a dice and counters. This is a worksheet for revising the present continuous for future arrangements. We can also use the present progressive to talk about plans we have decided for the future.
Intentions and arrangements in the future with examples. A2 present continuous for future esl lesson plan money and shopping meri zaha adrotate banner7. Present continuous for future plans english esl worksheets. The present continuous is used to talk about future arrangements. Lesson plans for esl kids teachers esl kidstuff lesson plan. Present continuous future arrangements we often use the present continuous to talk about the future, especially about future plans when we have decided a time and a place with other people. Today we are going to be looking at the present simple and present continuous tenses and how we can use them in english to express a future meaning. Present continuous for future taking leaving is having are are. Obviously, any future tense will always refer to a time later than now, but it may also express our attitude to the future event. Find the future arrangements and write them in the boxes. Present continuous future arrangements learnenglish. English is able to use the present progressive to talk about the future by employing temporal adverbs in two weeks, tonight, tomorrow, etc. The present progressive tense is often overused by nonnative speakers of english. The present progressive tense examples and exercises.
We can use the present continuous to talk about arrangements plans which you. In this photo we are having a picnic in the forest. What is the difference between going to and present continuous. Teachingenglish lesson plans matching functions to grammar as they are talking, i quickly draw a simple diagram on the board representing the four main forms of the future that b1 students are familiar with, thus. Pdf exercises worksheets with answers on the present simple and continuous for future plans and arrangements. We also can use be going to to make predictions about the future, which are based on observa tions in the present. Present continuous for arrangements im playing tennis on thursday evening 1 fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets using either the present simple or present continuous. The students change verb cards among themselves by saying stop when the finish a verb and switching the card with another colleague. He will be a good doctor we use be going to to talk about something that is very near to happen or that we see is going to happen there is present evidence. To describe an incomplete action which is in progress at the moment of speaking. Present continuous for future arrangements learn english kids. Present continuous for future arrangements espresso english.
Future with be going to, present progressive, and will cambridge. In this be going to and present continuous board game, students talk about different future plans and arrangements for 30 seconds. Present progressive practice for spanish 1 or spanish 2 sherie gentilli quinn this file is a four page, noneditable pdf which contains the following practice worksheets for the present progressive. Making arrangements 1 answer the following questions 16 using the present continuous. Be going to and present continuous macmillan education. While some languages, for example spanish and italian, also have a present progressive, they are not used to indicate the future. Future continuousprogressive worksheets esl printables. Be going to and present continuous for future plans. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers.
Each student has to write the verb on the card in the present continuous all forms in hisher notebook. There is a suggestion that more than one person is aware of the event, and that some preparation has already happened. There are a number of different ways of referring to the future in english. A kind of drill to learn present continuous for the future and be going to. All you need to do to form the present continuous for future arrangement is add a. The present continuous and the future continuous can both be used to talk about our future plans. How to use the present simple to talk about future events. Say if the present continuous expresses a an activity happening now or b a planned future arrangement.
Predictions we use will to talk about something we think that will happen i think he ll win the election. Going to refers to the future present continuous can refer to both present and future future. However, its very common to use the present continuous to talk about the future, in the case of arrangements that are planned. The players then take it in turns to roll the dice and move their counter along the board. On wednesday, im playing tennis with my older brother.
We can use the present continuous to talk about arrangements plans which you have organised in the future. Exercise on future activities answering questions in present progressive page use02. We often use the present continuous to ask about peoples future plans. Whenever there is more than one auxiliary verb present, only the first auxiliary is moved to the initial position. A2 present continuous for future esl lesson plan money and. Grammar test present continuous for future arrangements. Present continuous for future arrangements using the present continuous to talk about the future the present continuous is used to talk about arrangements for events at a time later than now. So we can use the present continuous tense to talk about a future arrangement. Will, going to, simple present and present continuous. Present simple and continuous in future aba journal. Nov 04, 2016 so we can use the present continuous tense to talk about a future arrangement. A collection of english esl present continuous progressive tense worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to te.
Divide the students into groups of four and give each student a copy of the worksheet. Present continuous for future arrangements english. Be going to present continuous esl activities games worksheets. Present simple and continuous with a future meaning exercise present simple for timetables the flight leaves at 11 am. The difference between going to and the present continuous. Also, they will learn about some future time expressions. Sep 19, 20 learn about the difference between be going to and the present continuous with a future meaning with experienced english teacher bob wilson. Grammar test present continuous for future arrangements do the test then write down your score. All of the following ideas can be expressed using different tenses.
A future arrangement is a plan that you have decided and organised with. The teacher hands out one verb card to each student. English esl present continuous for future worksheets. This worksheet is designed to be used in conjunction with unit 3. Going to uses the infinitive form of a verb present continuous uses the present participle of a verb. Unit 7 97 match the following sentences with the uses of present continuous in task 6. This tense form is used to talk about things that have already been decided or plans that have already been made. This is a great way to check not only their comprehension of the tense but also of vocabulary words and sentences. On monday, im seeing my friends and were going to the cinema. An arrangement is something that is done to prepare or plan for something in the future.
Actions present continuous page 3 of 8 copyright esl kidstuff. The following activities give them a chance to confirm their answers. In this case, we must use the future with going to. We use them to talk about our intentions and plans. Its that time of the day again where we start to focus on our english and what we can do to improve it. What time are paul and paula coming for dinner tonight. Speaking practice activity worksheet regular gerunds worksheet irregular gerunds worksheet. It is important to remember that we are expressing more than simply the time of the action or event. Future progressive verb form definition and examples. Pdf icon print a reference card for this grammar topic. Can you distinguish between present continuous and future simple. Present continuous future arrangements learnenglish kids. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach future continuous progressive, shared by english language teachers.
Present progressive lesson plan really learn english. My brother is playing football with his friends tonight. Next week is a holiday and i have lots of things to do. We can use the present continuous to talk about arrangements. Be going to refers to future intentions that have been decided but have not been fully planned. And the usage of present continuous for future arrangements was one of the grammar points that i could not explain clearly no matter how tallented my students were. All you need to do to form the present continuous for future arrangement is add a time reference. One really excellent way to teach the progressive tenses is through fun, interesting stories. You use the present continuous for plans as future arrangements. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. Introduction this unit is aimed at teaching students of english about how to talk about their future plans. Using the present continuous to talk about the future the present continuous is used to talk about arrangements for events at a time later than now.
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