Present

Continuous
for the future
Lazcano Pérez Diana Vanessa.
Martinez Peralta Brayan Eduardo.
Ochoa Paez Jose Rafael.
Ruiz Angeles Juan Carlos.
What are you going to
do?
The Present Continuous is used to talk about
future arrangements. An arrangement is
something that is done to prepare or plan for
something in the future. An arrangement is also
an agreement between two people or groups
about how something happens or will happen.
At the end of this topic, you
will: Use the present continuous
in its affirmative, negative and
interrogative forms,
implementing future time to
express planned or previously
established events.
 Examples

I’m having a party tonight.

She has already registered

at a language school where
she wants to study English.

Sue is starting an English

course next summer.

Some friends have invited

me to their party.
 In addition, some
common expressions are
used to refer to when the
action will take place and
indicates that it will be in
the near future.
 Example !
 Tonight

 Tomorrow

 This weekend

 Next Monday, Friday, Saturday

 Next week

 Next weekend

 Next Year
There is a small selection of
verbs to talk about things in
the future that we have
already planned.
 You use the Present Continuous for plans as future
arrangements. Let’s review the affirmative, negative
and interrogative forms.
 AFFIRMATIVE

SUBJEC VERB TO BE VERB -ING COMPLEMENT TIME EXPRESSION

T
 Examples !

Jamie and his

I'm staying with family are flying to Susan is taking an
Susan this weekend. Toronto next week. English course next
summer.
NOTE: It is important to
include the verb TO BE
after the subject and
before the main verb.
The main verb always
ends in –ing.
 NEGATIVE

SUBJEC VERB TO BE NOT VERB -ING COMPLEMENT TIME EXPRESSION

T
 EXAMPLE !

She is not doing her She is watching

homework after her favorite TV
dinner. series.
 INTERROGATIVE

VERB TO BE SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT TIME EXPRESSION ?

-ING

Y e s , + s u b j e c t + v e r b TO BE.

N o , + s u b j e c t + v e r b TO BE.
 EXAMPLE !

Are Jamie and his Yes, they are.

family flying to
Toronto next week?
No, they aren't.
QUESTION WORD (WH... QUESTIONS) VERB TO BE SUBJECT VERB TIME EXPRESSION ?
-ING
 EXAMPLE !

What are we having fo Chicken soup and

r dinner? green salad.

What are you doing I'm seeing a film.

on Saturday night?
 NOTE : As you notice in the examples, there are two
different ways of structuring an interrogative sentence in the
present continuous tense.

The first is starting with the verb TO BE and the second is

using the Wh-questions. It also takes into account that
depending on how the question was constructed it will be the
answer.
 EXAMPLE!
IS SHE SEEING HIM
TOMORROW ?

THEY ARE GETTING MARRIED NEXT MONTH

IS JOSH HAVING BREAKFAST WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND

NEXT SUNDAY ?
 WE GOING HOLIDAYS THIS SUMMER
ON TO THE BEACH ARE
We are going on holidays to the beach this summer

EXECUTION
ARE MONTH MARRIED NEXT THEY GETTING

They are getting married next month

MOTHER ON FRIDAR HER ? SARAH

MORNING MEETING IS
Is Sarah meeting her mother on Friday morning ?
 THAN
KS!
 DeCapua, A. (2016). Grammar for Teachers. USA,
New York: Springer.

 Jonh Eastwood. (2002). Oxford guide to english

grammar. Oxfor: Oxford University Press

 Fuscoe K. (2010). Attitude Student’s Book 2.

MacMillan. Mexico. DF.

 Bautista, J. R. (s. f.). Present continuous for future

arrangements. Ambiente Virtual de idiomas UNAM.
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