Using the present progressive to express future time.. Writing: using the present progressive to express future time.. CORRECT: I am wearinglam going m wear my new suit to the wedding ne
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B: No Why?
B: Oh? How long will you be there?
old fiiends I went to school with in Australia several years ago They've invited me
to be their house guest
B: Sounds like a great trip Hope you find your passport
EXERCISE 23 Using the present progressive to express future time (Chart 3-7)
Di+ectiuns: Pair up with a classmate Tell each other your plans Use the present
progressive
Example: What are your plans for this evening?
SPEAKER A: I'm staying home How about you?
SPEAKER B: I'm going to a cybercafe to send some e-mails Then I'm going to the English
Conversation Club I'm meedng Anna there
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1 for the rest of today?
2 for tomorrow or the next day?
3 for this coming weekend? ., A , ,
4 for the rest of this month?
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EXERCISE 24 Writing: using the present progressive to express future time (Chart 3-7)
Directions: Think of a place you would like to visit Pretend you are going to take a trip there this weekend You have already made all of your plans Write a paragraph in which you describe your trip Use the present progressive where appropriate
Example: This coming weekend, my friend Gisella and I are taking a trip We're going to
Nashville,Tennessee Gisella likes country music and wants to go to some shows
I don't know anything about country music, but I'm looking forward to going to Nashville We're leaving Friday afternoon as soon as Gisella gets off work (Etc.)
2 When are you leaving? ,
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4 How are you getting there? -, i 1
5 Where are you staying?
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6 Are you visiting anyone? Who?
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7 How long are you staying there? I ' ., ,
8 When are you getting back?
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01) To111 a nsw p o scu& nsn week
(c) The semester ends in rum mow weeks
(d) There is a meeting at ten tomorrow morning
(e) IficORRBcT: I wear my new nrit w the wedding
next week
CORRECT: I am wearinglam going m wear my new
suit to the wedding next week
The simple present can express future time when events are on a definite schedule or timetable Only a few verbs are used in the simple present to express future time The most common are
ambe, &am, start, begin, end,finish, open, close, be
Most verbs cannot be used in the simple present
to express future time For example, in (e):The verb wear does not express an event on a schedule
or timetable It cannot be used in the simple present to express funue time
EXERCISE 25 Uslng present verb forms to express future time (Charts 3-7 and 3-8)
Directions: Circle the correct possible completions and cross out those that are incorrect
1 The concert at eight tonight
@ begins : , , ,
! @ is beginnin& go&g to begin
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2 I seafood pasta for dinner tonight
3 I to school tomorrow morning I need the exercise
- I a walk b am walking/am going to walk
4 The bus at 8: 15 tomorrow morning , - ,
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a leaves b is leavinglis going to leave I" : -
5 I the championship game onTV at Jim's house tomorrow
a watch b am watchiig/am going to watch
6 The game at one tomorrow afternoon
a starts b is startingh going to start
7 Alex's plane at 10: 14 tomorrow morning
a arrives b is arriving/is going to arrive
8 I can't pick him up tomorrow, so he the airport bus into the city
a takes b is takinglis going to take
Trang 3(a) Ann's b a p are packed, and she is wearing her I ne mom oe awur ro ao somernlng expresses coat She is about to leave for the airpon an activity that will happen in rhe immediate+,
(b) Shhh The movie is about to bepin usually within minutes or seconds In (a): Ann is
going to leave sometime in the next few minutes
I 3-9 IMMEDIATE FUTURE: USING BE ABOUT TO
0 EXERCISE 26 Using BE ABOUT TO (Chart 3-9)
Direcrions: Describe the actions that are about to happen in the pictures Use be about to
The chimpanzee is about
EXERCISE 27 Using BE ABOUT TO (Chart 3-9)
Directions: What are the following people probably about to do? Create pichli'es of them
in your imagination
1 Jack is holding his camera to his eye He has his finger on the button
2 The door is closed Sally has her hand on the doorknob I
3 Eric is on the last question of the examination
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is standing at the bathroom sink
5 Ben is putting on his coat and heading for the door
6 Rita is holding a fly swatter and staring at a fly on the
kitchen table
7 Mr Tomko has just checked to make sure the
doors are locked and turned off the lights in the
living room He's heading toward the bedroom
EXERCISE 28 Using BE ABOUT TO (Chart 3-9)
just before you perform the action, ask the class to describe what you are about to do Perform with a parmer if you wish
correctly that he is about to erase the board
( ) and ( ) hold out their hands to each other They are about to shake hands
1 stand up
2 open the door
3 close the window
4 pick up your pen
5 close your book
6 etc
EXERCISE 29 Preview: parallel verbs (Chart 3-10) , ' !,, - :
< 1 Fifteen years from now, my wife and I will retire and travel- all over the world
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, 2 I opened the door and invite my friend to come in
A
, > I ,
I.,1s >.3 , ,If I feel tense, I close my eyes and thinking about nothing at all
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t r 4: Pete is in the other room He's listening to music and study for his chemistry exam
5 It's hot in here I'm going to open the window and turning on the fan
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L) Jim his bed landl up his
mnm ,,,r
phone at the same time
(c) I ruin stay home and (will) study tonight
ah@ tonight
" b n D"", r r r r l u r e - l sir ru.u A n cu "2
and We say that the two verbs are parallel:
v + and + v
It is not necessary to repeat a helping verb (an auxiliary verb) when two verbs are connected by
and
EXERCISE 30 Parallel verbs (Chart 3-10)
Directions; Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in parentheses
1 When I (walk) w a k e d into the living room yesterday, Grandpa (read)
2 Helen will graduate soon She (move) to NewYork and
3 Every day my neighbor (d) me on the phone and (complain)
,+.,: about the weather
same time I wonder if she is happy or sad?
I'm beat! I can't wait to get home After I (get) home, I (take)
Yesterday my dog (dig;) a hole in the back yard
I'm tired of this cold weather As soon as spring (come)
tennis and (jog;) in the park as often
as possible
down and (sit)
on his head Paul (dmp)
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going to school here, I knew no one I was lonely and felt that I didn't have a friend in the world
my classes (knock) on my door and (ask)
me if I wanted to accompany her to the student center That was the beginning of my friendship with Lisa King
Now we (see) each other every day and usually (spend)
time talking on the phone, too Later this week we @ormu)
her brother's car and (go) to visit her
1
friendship
EXERCISE 31 Review: verb forms (Chapters 1 -t 3)
Directions: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in parentheses
1 I usually (ride) vide my bicycle to work in the morning, but it (rain)
when I left my house early this morning, so I (take)
.'' 2 A: Are you going to take the kids to the amusement park tomorrow morning?
B: Yes It (qpen) at 10:OO If we (leawe)
here at 9:30, we'll get there at 9:55 The kids can be the first ones in the park
3 A: Ouch!
B: What happened?
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B: Nah Brian and I (go) to a movie-Godz11la Eats the Earth
B: I (know)
B: No
B: No thanks
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B: I (expecr) another call from the bill collector I
have a bunch of bills I haven't paid I (want, nor) to talk to her
A: Oh
tomomw?
it just a few days ago It (be) a yellow suit
With a white blouse Just a minute I (show) it to you
Wait right here I (ger) it from my closet and (bring)
it out
7 A: Look! There (be) a police car behind us Its lights @ash)
B: No, I'm not I (drive) the speed limit p
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