Page 209 - Grammar Explorer 2 - demo

7.4 Present Progressive for Future Plans

Statements Questions
I’m going to the beach tomorrow. Is Olga going to the party tonight?
She’s not traveling to Norway this summer. What are you doing this weekend?
They are finishing later. Are they finishing by 5:00?
We aren’t working tomorrow. What are we eating for dinner?

1. Use the present progressive for definite future plans. She’s meeting us at the airport.
The plan is often in the near future, or the details of I’m not going to the concert tonight.
the plan, such as place or time, are specific.

2. When the present progressive is used for the future, Future: I’m working this weekend.
we often include a future time expression, such as
tonight, tomorrow, next month, this summer, etc.
When there is no future time expression or future Present: I’m working.
context, the present progressive refers to the
present.

5 Complete each statement or question with the words in parentheses. Use the present
progressive for future.

1. I’m working (I / work) late tonight.

2. (when / they / leave) for Rio?

3. (we / go) to a party on Friday night.

4. (Craig / graduate) in June?

5. (he / not have) dinner with us tonight.

6. (I / meet) Marla at 2:30.

7. (where / you / go) after class?

8. (what / you / do) tomorrow night?

9. (you / visit) your family this weekend?
10. (how / you / get) home today?

6 SPEAK. Work with a partner. Take turns asking and answering questions 7–10 from
exercise 5.

A: Where are you going after class?

B: To the dentist.

UNIT 7 LESSON 2 189
Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.

51106_GE2_U07_176-203_ptg01.indd 189 5/15/15 7:17 PM