The document discusses the use of the present continuous tense to talk about future plans and arrangements. It provides examples of affirmative and negative sentences using the present continuous for planned activities happening tonight, this weekend, or at other specific times. Common verbs used with the present continuous for future plans include go, come, meet, see, leave, and arrive.

1. Present
continuous
FUTURE
AR AN
R GEM TS
EN

2. 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?

3. Use
You can use the Present
Continuous for future
arrangements which we have
planned for a fixed time or
place.

4. 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.

5. Don´t use the Present Simple for
this.
Don´t say:
E.g. I see some friends tonight.

6. Next Saturday, Tessa ______ (do)
is doing
aerobics. In the afternoon she
is meeting (meet) Rachel. In the
______
evening, she ______ (go) to a
is going
concert. On Sunday, Tessa
_________ (have) breakfast in a
is having
café. In the afternoon, she
_________ (play) basketball. In
is playing
the evening, she is watching (watch)
_______
a video with her friends.

7. Is Tessa doing aerobics
on Saturday morning?
Yes, she is.

8. Is Tessa playing golf on
Saturday morning?
No, she isn’t.

9. Next Saturday, Rachel _______ is going
(go) swimming. In the afternoon,
she ________ (meet) Tessa. In
is meeting
the evening, she _______ (see)
is seeing
Tim. On Sunday, Rachel _______ is seeing
(see) her aunt Jean. In the
afternoon, she _______ (have)
is having
lunch with Tim. In the evening,
she _______ (go) to the cinema.
is going

10. Is Rachel doing aerobics
on Saturday morning?
No, she isn’t.

11. Is Rachel going to the
cinema on Sunday
evening?
Yes, she is.