Simple present, simple future, present continuous, and. The difference is that use 1 of present continuous usually describes events in the near future. The difference between will, be going to and the present. Simple future and future continuous exercise english page. Read the questions below and decide which answer best fits each space. The present continuous tense refers to fixed future events and emphasises that plans or arrangements have already been made. Lina come to visit us here in yogyakarta next week. I wish i could visit you, but i manage a very important project. Present continuous for arrangements im playing tennis on thursday evening 1 fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets using either the present simple or present continuous. Will, going to, simple present and present continuous. An exercise by montse morales for the english learning website. Verbs 2 tenses 02 present continuous 4 the present. My grandfather often comes over for dinner at the weekends. Present continuous worksheets the transition from teaching one verb tense to teaching another isnt always a clearcut process.
Ive been looking for ages an exercise like this onernrn. Unit 1 for 8th grade present perfect vs past simple unit 2 present perfect vs past simple. Be going to and present continuous macmillan education. Simple present can describe events in the near future or events that will happen a very long time from now. The four basic future tenses present simple, present continuous, be going to and will are all shown on one page. Our neighbours spend their next holidays in the caribbean. Future going to or present continuous interactive worksheet. Future plans going to, present continuous for future. Will, be going to, or the present continuous tense. English esl future continuous worksheets most downloaded. Future forms will, be going to, present continuous. Verb tense exercise 23 simple future and future continuous f t p using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the check button to check your answers. Choose the correct for of the verbs in parentheses to fill in the blanks. Unit 1 verbs 2nd 8 blue verbs practice present perfect have, hear,hold, keep, leave, lend, learn, lose.
Microsoft word present simple or present continuous 1. Say if the present continuous expresses a an activity happening now or b a planned future arrangement. Type in the verbs in the future simple going to mr potts sell his house. Tense revision simple presentpresent continuoussimple pastpast continuousgoing tosimple future level. Present simple to talk about habits and routines use the present simple. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. English esl future will going to present continuous. He will be a good doctor we use be going to to talk about something that is very near to happen or that we see is going to happen there is present evidence. Future going towillpresent continuous other english exercises on the same topic. How to use the simple future with will and be going to. In this case, you should make sure you know the meaning. Explanation and exercises on future i simple going to explanation and exercises on future i simple will explanation and exercises on simple present. Will future going to future present continuous exercise 1, exercise 2, exercise 3, exercise 4, exercise 5, exercise 6. Simple present, present continuous and be going to future for upper elementary or lower intermediate students level.
Present simple an d continuous with a future meaning exercise present simple for timetables the flight leaves at 11 am. Grammar test present continuous for future arrangements do the test then write down your score. I give a speech at my friends wedding on friday at seven. We use them to talk about our intentions and plans. Two gap filling exercises using the correct form of future present continuous for future arrangements going to form will. When you graduate, your parents clap in the audience. Future simple vs going to future learn english tenses lesson 6 youtube.
This mind map is an overview of the verbs used in the future tense. Use going to future or present continuous for future. Decide whether you should use will, be going to, or the present continuous tense for the verb in the brackets. Verb tense exercise 24 simple present, simple future, present continuous, and future continuous f t p using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the check button to check your answers. While its easy for most students to distinguish, say, the future simple tense from the past simple, its not always as easy for them to.
Present simple and continuous with a future meaning exercise present simple for timetables the flight leaves at 11 am. We also can use be going to to make predictions about the future, which are based on observa tions in the present. Download printable version pdf please use short forms e. Future simple vs going to future learn english tenses lesson 6. Download printable version pdf have you heard the news. This is very similar to use 1 of present continuous above. Present simple and continuous with a future meaning exercise. Be going to exercises will future simple will or be going to future continuous future perfect. Future simple vs going to future learn english tenses lesson 6 duration. Use and formation 8 min when do we use the present continuous.
We use the future simple with will to predict the future. Present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, future tenses. Predictions we use will to talk about something we think that will happen i think he ll win the election. The police officer arrest the thug after you identify him. The present continuous, the future 43 exercise 1fill in the blanks with the words you hear to complete the conversation between a 59yearold man a and the manager of a retirement home b. Grammar test present continuous for future arrangements. Grammar6 present continuous and present simple explanations present continuous to talk about things happening at the moment, use the present continuous. Well, first, i to meet karen at the train station at 4. Be going to vs present simple and continuous for future. Type in the verbs in the future progressive at this time tomorrow, we fly to new york. In some situations, more than one verb form is possible. Activities to revise the future with will, be going to, present simple and present continuous. It is the basic way we talk about the future in english, and we often use it if there is no reason to use another future tense.
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