What's on your to do list?
Goal: Students will be able to express themselves in the future tense.
Present continuous to talk about the future
We can use the present continuous to talk about arrangements (plans which you have organised) in the future.
- a plan
- an arrangement
- an intention
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:
She’s studying at Bethan’s house this evening.
He’s arriving tomorrow morning about 7.30
We’re driving to Glasgow next week.
We’re doing a History exam in two days.
They’re swimming across the bay tomorrow.
Future Going to
Be going to is commonly used in informal styles.
We use be going to to talk about future plans and intentions. Usually the decision about the future plans has already been made:
Intentions
She’s going to be a professional dancer when she grows up.
I’m going to look for a new place to live next month.PredictionsWe use be going to to predict something that we think is certain to happen or which we have evidence for now:It’s going to snow again soon. (The speaker can probably see dark snow clouds.)Look out! He’s going to break that glass.Watch this video so you see more examples:Answer this exercise in your notebook, don't forget to ask your teacher for help in case you need any.
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