Present simple and continuous with a future meaning exercise present simple for timetables the flight leaves at 11 am. Do you want to practise using the present continuous in english. 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 there is also a third common use for this. When the main verb is in the future tense, we use a present tense in the subordinate clause to refer to the future. Find the future arrangements and write them in the boxes.
On monday, im seeing my friends and were going to the cinema. Present simple and continuous with a future meaning exercise. A kind of drill to learn present continuous for the future and be going to. The library close in five minutes and i have four books to return. Repetition, judgment, irritation he is always talking. Present continuous tense in future meaning for plans or arrangements the present continuous tense is used for plans or arrangements related with future. Simple present and present progressive exercises affirmative, negative, interrogative.
Present continuous use also called the present progressive tense read about how to make the present continuous tense here. The following quiz can help your students practise the difference between present continuous and be going to. Here is a list of the present continuous exercises or present progressive exercises on the site to help you practise forming and using the verb tense. Complete the following sentences using present continuous tense. The present continuous can also be used to show that.
Future arrangements we use the present continuous to talk or ask about future actions that are already planned or decided. Students work in pairs and take turns to ask and answer the questions. Using the present simple to talk about the future to fluency. The students will be rewarded with a game if they pass the quiz. Present continuous exercises upper intermediate level. Stative verbs nonaction verbs or stative verbs cannot be used in present continuous. Present continuous for future arrangements a free english exercise to learn english. The men for six hours without taking a break to be able to finish the job today by five p. Present simple and continuous for future esl lounge student. Microsoft word present continuous all forms exercise 1. Use the verbs in the box in either future perfect or present perfect continuous tense.
This is a worksheet for teaching present continuous with future meaning at elementary level. Write the verb in the future, going to or present continuous. This is a worksheet for ss working on using this tense to talk about the future. Using the present simple to talk about the future in this lesson, i explain how you can use the present simple to talk about the future. Many students use only will or going to in order to talk about the future. This test will check students knowledge of present simple, present continuous, present perfect, future simple, past simple and past conti. Be going to present continuous esl activities games worksheets. Predictions we use will to talk about something we think that will happen i think he ll win the election. 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 plane by the time we arrive at the airport in this slow traffic. Present tenses for future exercise 1 complete the conversation about the big day with verbs in the box. It describes a change in behavior from an earlier time. Future forms will, be going to, present continuous. There are two copies, one easier and one harder for. English exercise present continuous for future arrangements created by anonyme with the test builder. Ss have to find out which people are going out together tonight. Present continuous for future arrangements an online quiz. 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. In other words, the tense is used to indicate whether or not an arrangement that you have thought about will happen in. Fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets using either the present simple or present continuous. Present continuous for future arrangements english.
Say if the present continuous expresses a an activity happening now or b a planned future arrangement. Exercise 1 trip to new york city and other arrangements. Download printable version pdf please use short forms e. Present continuous for future arrangements learn english kids. Present tenses for timetables, future plans and future arrangements. Choose the present simple or present continuous exercise 1 download the pdf choose the present simple or present continuous exercise 2 download the pdf. Use and formation 8 min when do we use the present continuous. Present continuous for future arrangements british council. Present continuous for future taking leaving is having are are. Present continuous for future arrangements games to.
Present continuous for future learnenglish languagewell. Grammar board game future continuous 36 squares, each asking about a different future time speak for at least 1minute per roll. Pdf exercises worksheets with answers on the present simple and continuous for future plans and arrangements. On wednesday, im playing tennis with my older brother. The following esl efl resources are available for present continuous for future arrangements grammar. Say if the present continuous expresses a an activity happening now or b a planned future. Do you use wrong you need a present continuous question form, not present simple. Present continuous exercises perfect english grammar.
For each sentence, choose between the present simple and the present continuous. This is an exercise to practise the present simple and continuous with a future meaning. Capitalize when needed my son talk on the phone right now. 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. Pdf icon print a reference card for this grammar topic. View homework help presenttensesforfutureexercise4. Present simple and continuous for future exercises pdf. Future going towillpresent continuous a free english exercise to learn english. English esl present continuous for future worksheets. Present continuous all forms exercise 1 make the present continuous. Verbs 2 tenses 02 present continuous 4 the present. Present tenses for future exercise 2 choose correct forms. These things usually last for quite a short time and they are not. Are you using correct this is a present continuous question about a future arrangement.
Monitor carefully to ensure students are using the tense correctly. How to use the present simple to talk about future events. Grammar test present continuous for future arrangements. An exercise by montse morales for the english learning website. Worksheet present continuous for future arrangements exercises. There is a suggestion that more than one person is aware of the event, and that some preparation has already happened.
A trend is a behavior that many people in society are doing at this time. Grammar test present continuous for future arrangements do the test then write down your score. English grammar present continuous for future arrangements esl. Exercise on future activities answering questions in present progressive page use02. Present tenses with future meaning english study page. Consider extending this exercise by having your learners compare their answers by reading them aloud in pairs or small groups.
We can use the present continuous to talk about arrangements. Theres a simple activity in which students are asked to put the given sentences into the immediate future using present continuous. The following sentences describe future actions that are set by a timetable or schedule. Present continuous for future arrangements espresso english. The present continuous and the future continuous can both be used to talk about our future plans the present continuous tense. In the quiz, students should complete the text using either present continuous tense or be going to form. Plans, intentions and arrangements for the future present continuous tense. We use the simple present tense to talk about events which are part of a timetable.
Worksheet present continuous for future arrangements exercises free download as pdf file. Future perfect vs perfect continuous tenses exercise. Next week is a holiday and i have lots of things to do. Theres a simple activity in which students are asked to put the. In the interactive worksheet, students complete an online exercise to practice be going to for future plans. Put each verb in brackets into the future simple or the future continuous. The flatmates quiz present continuous for future arrangements answers 1. Present continuous progressive tense mixed exercises with answers to learn and practice one of the most basic verb tenses of english language. You have a planned event, so you should use the present continuous. First, we use the present continuous for things that are happening at the moment of speaking. The present continuous tense is used to refer to actions or situations that are happening now, at this moment. You can use the present continuous to talk about future plans. This tense form is used to talk about things that have already been decided or plans that have already been made.
Will gerunds and infinitives have possession have to. When we use the present continuous with this meaning, it is necessary to add a time reference tomorrow, tomorrow evening, onnext sunday so we know it refers to the future and not to the present jane is working at the moment present continuous refers to present activity but in the evening she is playing tennis present continuous refers to planned activity. Simple present, exercise on use 04 english grammar. Present continuous and simple present units 34 present continuous with a future meaning unit isa. Esl present continuous activity writing, listening and speaking preintermediate a2 30 minutes. The present continuous also called present progressive is a verb tense which is used to show that an ongoing action is happening now, either at the moment of speech or now in a larger sense. However, its very common to use the present continuous to talk about the future, in the case of arrangements that are planned. Be going to and present continuous pdf esl interactive and printable activities. Present continuous future arrangements learnenglish kids.
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