Present Continuous

(Future Plans)

Aim
For students to have an
understanding of how to
talk about their future
plans

Objectives
By the end of the lesson students
will be able to:
Use the present continuous verb to talk about
future plans
Clarify the form and meaning of the present
continuous when making future plans

Discuss your arrangement for the summer!

 If you want to write or talk about

arrangements made for the future you use
the PRESENT CONTINUOUS tense.
We are getting married next month.

Positive
Subject

be

am

He/She

Is/was

It

Is/was

You/We/The Are/were
y

verb(ing)

Emmanuella is meeting Aew for lunch

tomorrow.

Negative
Subject

be

verb(ing)
NOT

I
He/She
It
You/We/They

am
Is/was
Is/was
Are/were

Emmanuella is NOT meeting Aew for lunch

tomorrow.

be

Question (?)

verb(ing) ?

Subject
am

Is/was

He/She

Is/was

It

Are/were You/We/The
y

Is Emmanuella meeting Aew for

lunch tomorrow?

Exercise
Select the sentences that used the present
continuous for future plans

1. We are learning the present continuous

now.
2. I am taking the bus home this afternoon.
3. Are you going to school tomorrow
4. I am listening to the radio.

Exercise (continued)
Put the words in brackets in Present
Continuous.
1. Bahar (goes) to London to visit her friends.
2. I (not spend) so much money on a
vacation!
3. Lucas and Anna (rent) a house next week.
4. Is George (pick) the kids from school later
today?
5. Oum (cooks) pasta tonight.

 Now write down what you are doing for the

rest of the week. (You can make it up if you
like)
eg. On Friday I am taking my kids to the park.
On Saturday...........................................
(etc,etc,