Navigate, annotate and keep track of your presentation on the separate lecturer interface. Add free space to your slides or use the whiteboard to draw and write. Going to is used with general plans and intentions. Present simple and present continuous british council. Present continuous for future learnenglish languagewell. The present continuous tense has more possible uses than that, but when used to talk about the future, it does have a different meaning. Unit 1 for 8th grade present perfect vs past simple unit 2 present perfect vs past simple. Quiz present simple or present continuous quiz english. Difference between present continuous and be going to. Present continuous vs be going to use the present continuous where possible in the following sentences and put the remaining verbs into the be going to form. Show your slides to the audience through an external display or a projector. Present simple and continuous for describing your company and job. We use them to talk about our intentions and plans.
We use future time expressions with the present continuous. When we use the present continuous for arrangements, we must always include when at 7, this evening, next month, etc. Notice the future form looks the same as the present. Future with the present continuous we can use the present continuous to talk about future plans. Microsoft word present simple or present continuous 1. Right now i am looking for information about famous players on the internet. Present continuous is, essentially, when the present participle form of a verb which is usually the one that ends in ing is used with a presenttense form of to be. Complete the sentences in present continuous with the. There are two activities, with audio, in which students are asked choose which tenses or verb forms are used in the sentences, and to choose the correct form to fill in blanks using the verbs in brackets. Present continuous can refer to both present and future. Be going to can also be used to express the same idea. Present continuous anna grammar worksheet present continuous elementary an elementary grammar worksheet from anna grammar the present continuous has these uses. The flatmates quiz present continuous for future arrangements answers 1.
Write the verb between brackets in the present simple or continuous. Shortcontracted forms and long forms in the present progressive. Teraz leci do londynu czynnosci tymczasowe this week im living with my parents. Present continuous is used with fixed arrangements. Future going towillpresent continuous7th practice makes. Will vs be going to to express a prediction will or be going to a prior plan be going to is used willingness will fill in the blanks using will or be going to.
For actions happening now for future arrangements to express annoyance at repeated actions how to form the present continuous. Present continuous tense exercises with answers teaching. Present continuous tense 3 write these and those verbs from exercise 2 with ing ending. May 10, 2017 this website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Do you use wrong you need a present continuous question form, not present simple. The present simple or continuous exercise a put the tense uses and clue words into the right columns in alphabetical order. Sep 09, 2016 present continuous can refer to both present and future. June 2004 present continuous tense when to use positive sentences negative sentences yesno questions information questions practice forming present continuous the ing forms of the verbs english action and state verbs present continuous and present simple tenses present continuous test. Be going to and present continuous macmillan education.
Actions which are happening at or around the moment of speaking. The present continuous tense the ing form of the verbs. To make predictions based on present evidence look at those clouds. Nov 18, 2015 the present continuous tense is used for 1.
When the students have guessed what you are doing, tell them. Difference between going to and present continuous compare. Affirmative i am working you are he is she is it is we are you are they are contraction. So, for example, if we say that something is happening or going to happen, it is usually already decided or planned we are going to get new windows we are getting new windows as you can see, both sentences express nearly the same idea. Procedure begin by asking the students to watch you and guess what you are doing. We also can use be going to to make predictions about the future, which are based on observa tions in the present. Anna grammar worksheet present continuous elementary.
The english language has 2 different present tenses. May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Pdf presenter is a presentation software with focus on pdf documents. Present continuous uses the present participle of a verb. The present continuous tense is mainly used to talk about personal arrangements and fixed plans. Medium level 85% of success 7 questions 158 players complete with the present simple or continuous. The present continuous affirmative i am danc ing you are danc ing he she it is danc ing we are danc ing you are danc ing they are danc ing verb. We can also use be going to for future arrangements.
Will, going to, simple present and present continuous. Complete the sentences in present continuous with the verbs given. I am not very good so i am learning with a trainer. The other choice should be incorrect or at least very strange in each case. The present continuous also called present progressive both tenses are quite different in both form and meaning and in this english grammar lesson, i will explain the present continuous. Present simple and present continuous learn english. Mime a simple activity and encourage the students to call out their answers in the present continuous tense, e. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london wc1r 4hq. Future forms will, be going to, present continuous. Be going to and present continuous abstract this video explains how to use the two forms of the future that students often know the least. The present continuous tense is most often used for the following. Are you using correct this is a present continuous question about a future arrangement. Nov 16, 2011 the present continuous tense is mainly used to talk about personal arrangements and fixed plans.
To refer to actions that are developing at the time of speaking. Complete overview of present continuous forms including positive forms, negative forms and question forms. It is also used to refer to actions or situations that are temporary, present continuous for temporary periods of time that last for a long time there is also a third common use for this. Both going to and present continuous are used to talk about future actions and events that have some present reality. Present simple and continuous for describing your company and job in each pair of sentences below one should be present simple e. The verb tense tutorial gives you all the information you need to create continuous real conditional sentences. Those of you who have studied s verb tense tutorial should be familiar with continuous verb tenses such as present continuous, past continuous, future continuous, present perfect continuous, past perfect continuous, and future perfect continuous. It is used to talk about something that is happening now. We also can use be going to to make predictions about the future, which are based on observations in the present. Present continuous and be going to exercise be going to for personal plans im going to study arabic in september present continuous for plans with other people arrangements, appointments im seeing an old friend on wednesday 1 fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets using either the be going to or the present continuous.
It is also used to refer to actions or situations that are temporary, present continuous for temporary periods of time that last for a long time. Present continuous he is sitting down on the stairs. Difference between going to and present continuous. Uses facts routine and habits plans for the near future something happening now clue words every day now. To talk about actions happening at or around the moment of speaking temporary actions 5. The present continuous can be used to express different things, and in different circumstances. Present simple and continuous for describing your company. A complete worksheet to make clear the difference between future simple, be going to and present continuous used for future actions, including a complete grammar guide study sheet on the use of different tenses to express the future followed by 2 exercises in which students have to complete a chart and decide which the best for the context. Going to can be used to talk about something that is. Plans, intentions and arrangements for the future present continuous tense.