We can use the present continuous for future arrangements. Be going to and present continuous esl activities games. Jul 17, 2017 a great crazy picture, with lots of things going on which are just not right. There are a few simple animations in the examples to help students understand how these tenses work and help them remember how to use the tenses. There is a suggestion that more than one person is aware of the event, and that some preparation has already happened. 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. Find the future arrangements and write them in the boxes. Theres a simple activity in which students are asked to put the given sentences into the immediate future using present continuous.
Present continuous tense in future meaning for plans or arrangements the present continuous tense is used for plans or arrangements related with future. Grammar test present continuous for future arrangements. Present simple and continuous with a future meaning exercise present simple for timetables the flight leaves at 11 am. Using the present continuous to talk about the future. English esl present continuous for future worksheets most. Present continuouspresent simple for future eventsenglish. Home verb tenses practice present perfect vs perfect continuous worksheet 2 print exercises and lessons. 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. Worksheet 5 present continuous for future taking leaving is having are are m m not are having isnt returning visiting watching page 1 of 2. My students had fun dramatising the dialogue and seemed to have grasped the use of the present continuous to express future arrangements. There are two copies, one easier and one harder for. Present simple an d continuous with a future meaning exercise present simple for timetables the flight leaves at 11 am.
Say if the present continuous expresses a an activity happening now or b a planned future arrangement. As flights are on a schedule, we can use the present simple. May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. You can use the present continuous to talk about future plans. Wrapup by having students compare answers with classmates, and then choose one or two students to write their answers on the board. How we use present continuous tense for the future we use the present continuous tense to talk about the future when an action or situation is part of a.
Grammar test present continuous for future arrangements do the test then write down your score. On wednesday, im playing tennis with my older brother. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. We often use the present continuous for things happening right now. This worksheet is designed to be used in conjunction with unit 3. Present tenses with future meaning english study page.
Crazy picture for present continuous tense practice with. We use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements. Simple present and present progressive exercises affirmative, negative, interrogative. While its easy for most students to distinguish, say, the future simple tense from the past simple, its not always as easy for them to tell two similar verb tenses apart. Developed by the national pass center with funding from solutions for outofschool youth sosy migrant education program consortium incentive 2012 8 answer key 1. Simple present vs present continuous present continuous simple present now at the momentat present this morningevening e. There are a few simple animations in the examples to help students understand how these tenses work and.
What time are paul and paula coming for dinner tonight. For each sentence, choose between the present simple and the present continuous. Many students use only will or going to in order to talk about the future. 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 in future. Present continuous worksheets the transition from teaching one verb tense to teaching another isnt always a clearcut process. We often use the present continuous tense with a future meaning.
In other words, the tense is used to indicate whether or not an arrangement that you have thought about will happen in the future. English esl present continuous for future worksheets. This presentation gives an overview of uses and forms for the main future tenses present continuous for future, going to future, future simple and present simple for future. This is a worksheet for teaching present continuous with future meaning at elementary level. This test will check students knowledge of present simple, present continuous, present perfect, future simple, past simple and past conti. English grammar present continuous for future arrangements.
In this activity, you have to use the present continuous to talk about the future use short forms for the verbs. Future arrangements present continuous esl worksheet by. Present simple and continuous with a future meaning exercise. Ss have to find out which people are going out together tonight.
Fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets using either the present simple or present continuous. The present continuous and the future continuous can both be used to talk about our future plans. Mar 03, 2019 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 in future. Present continuous exercises upper intermediate level.
For exercises, you can reveal the answers first submit worksheet and print the page to have the exercise and the answers. 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. Next week is a holiday and i have lots of things to do. Hopefully this will provide a bit of fun and make them laugh. The task is for the students to match up the sentence parts. My grandfather often comes over for dinner at the weekends. While its easy for most students to distinguish, say, the future simple tense from the past simple, its not always as easy for them to. Present continuous vs future simple tests englishteststore. Some verbs for talking about emotions, thinking, the senses, etc. See the grammar reference chart at top of this site page.
I am coming to your home tonight you know that and a meal is waiting for me. The present continuous and the future continuous english. We can often use going to instead of the present continuous to indicate future meaning. Sentences with this use of the present continuous always have words or phrases which refer to future time or the context leaves it very clear. This ws consists of different exercises to practice forming and using the present simple and continuous. Present continuous for future arrangements english grammar ef. Present continuous for future arrangements espresso english. This tense form is used to talk about things that have already been decided or plans that have already been made. Present continuous for future learnenglish languagewell. This is a worksheet for ss working on using this tense to talk about the future.
The present continuous is used to talk about arrangements for events at a time later than now. When do we use the present simple to refer to the future. I am coming to your home tonight you know that and a meal is waiting for me thank you. Present simple and continuous for future esl lounge student. On monday, im seeing my friends and were going to the cinema. Present simple and continuous in future aba journal. Cd 8 tr tk 44 lesson 2 the present continuous, the future 45. 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 in future. Worksheet 5 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 answer the questions in exercise 3. Present continuouspresent simple for future events present continuous for future events.
It is not the most common use of a present tense verb referring to the future the present continuous is more common, but we do use the present simple to refer to organised future events which have already been arranged. Using the present simple to talk about the future to fluency. English esl present continuous worksheets most downloaded. Divide the students into groups of four and give each student a copy of the worksheet. New inspiration 1 this page has been downloaded from. However, its very common to use the present continuous to talk about the future, in the case of arrangements that are planned.