The document discusses using the present progressive tense to indicate future actions. It provides examples like "Lt Hernandez is going to the movies tomorrow." It then explains the structure of the present progressive, gives practice sentences to fill in, and concludes with looking at a picture and describing future actions using the present progressive.

1. Lesson1
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2. Present Progressive
We can use the present progressive to indicate that an
action is going to happen in the future.
Lt Hernandez is going to the movies tomorrow.
My parents are having a party next week.
Sara is getting married next year.
Col López is giving a conference tonight.

3. Structure

4. questions
Question
Word
Verb to be
(is, are, am)
Subject Main verb + ing Complement?
What are you eating tonight?
Is she arriving tomorrow?
Are They leaving Next
week?

5. Let’s Practice!!
1. Doris (learn) __________________ to ride a bike next week.
Doris is learning to ride a bike next week.
2. Mr. Perez (repair) __________________ the car tomorrow.
Mr. Perez is repairing the car tomorrow.

6. Let’s Practice!!
3. I (read) __________________ the book this weekend.
I am reading the book this weekend.
4. The children (watch) __________________ a movie tonight.
The children are watching a movie tonight.

7. Let’s Practice!!
5. Your father (work) __________________ next Saturday.
Your father is working next Saturday.
6. We (go) __________________ to the movies on Friday.
We are going to the movies on Friday.

8. Let’s play a game
Look at the picture and describe what you see
using simple present to express future.