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present progressive What are you doing this evening?

E3 / am working you are working he/she/it is working we/they are working

B am 1working? are you working? is he/she/it working? are we/they working?

B 1am not working you are not working he/she/it is not working
For contractions {I'm, aren't etc), see pages 2 and 315.

We can use the present progressive with a future meaning, especially when we talk about plans for
a fixed time and/or place.
'What are you doing this evening?' 'I'm staying in.' Where are you going on holiday?
Joe's coming to the theatre with us tomorrow. I'm starting a new job next week.

^ Make sentences with the present progressive.
► when / you / come back Q . . )??.?’!?£..............................................

► I/go/there again B MSM:............................................................

1 I / play / baseball tomorrow Q ................................................................................................
2 I/g o /to Canada next year B .............................................................................
3 we/stay/with Paul and Lucy next week H .............................................................................
4 you/work/this evening H ....................................................................................................
5 what time/your friends/arrive H ..........................................................................................
6 my company/move/to Scotland next year H .......................................................................
7 how/your mother/travel to France H ...................................................................................

8 I/see/the dentist on Thursday H ...........................................................................................
9 I /go /to a concert tonight Q ..................................................................................................
10 Gary/marry Cathy/after all H ...............................................................................................

^ Look at Harry's diary and correct the sentences.
Sunday
► He's staying in Berlin on Friday night. John, Parker wcomii/vg

No, he's covwlvug bac,\zto Bvu^lawd. ow Friday i/uojht.
Monday
1 He's seeing John Parker on Sunday afternoon.

to ^Irwimghai'M, (± .is train,)
Tuesday
2 He's going to the Birmingham office by car.
lu.i/u>h Stewart ±.oo
Wednesday
3 He's having dinner with Stewart on Tuesday.
theatre w ith An,n, an,dJoe
Thursday
4 He's going to the theatre on Thursday evening.
n*ew secretary sta rtin g
Friday *
5 His new secretary is starting on Friday.
to Berlin, 0+014 2.00) ^
back U-KL3S ±&>ao
6 Phil and Monica are going to his wedding on Saturday. --------------------------------------------- «
Saturday
Ph il a^vol Mowica's wedding

A friend of yours is going on holiday soon. Write questions.

► when / leave .. W h ^ are yjou._ LeavljA^j? 5 stay/with friends
► take/your sister MP.?: 6 how / travel ......

1 where / go ......................................................... 7 take/the dog ...

2 why/go there ................................................... 8 who / go with you
3 how long / stay .................................................. 9 when/come back
4 stay/in one place ..............................................

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