EXERCISE 21. Writing about the past and the future. (Chapters 2 and 3)
Direcrions: Write two paragraphs. Show the time relationships by using words such as
beforo, aafter, when, while, as soon as, next, then, later, crfter that.
Paragraph 1: a detailed description of your day yesterday.
Paragraph 2: a detailed description of your day tomorrow.3-7 USING THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TO EXPRESS
1 FUTURETIME I
(a) 'mm is goaiag to come to the party tomorrow.
(b) Tom is coming to the party tomorrow.
(c) We're going to go to a movie tonight.
(d) We're going to a movie tonight.
(e) I'm going to stay home this evening.
(f) I'm staying home this evening.Ine present progressive can be used to express
hture time. Each pair of example sentences has
he same meaning.
Ihe present progressive describes definite phns for
hefuture,pIans that were made before the moment of
peaking.
(g) Ann is going to fly to Chicago next week. A future meaning for the present progressive is
(h) Ann isnying to Chicago next week. tomormu) indicated either or by the by future situation.* time words (e.g.,
(i) You've going to &ugh when you hear this joke. The present progressive is NOT used for predictions
0) ~CORRPC~: Bu 're laughing ~ ~ when you hear rhu joke. about the future. In (i): The speaker is predicdng a
future event. In (j): The is nit
possible; laughing is a prediction, not a planned
I. ,I; !#>.,::XI. , future event.
*COMPARE: Present situation: Lmk! May's caning. Do you ice her?
Future situation: Aw you phnning w corn w rhrpaw? Mory'a roming. So is Ah.EXERCISE 22. Using the present progressive to express future time. (Chart 3-7)
Directions: Complete the dialogues with any of the following verbs that make sense. Use
the present progressive if possible. Discuss whether the present progressive expresses
present or future time.cut go spend& leave stay
drzwe meet take
PY- A: What ~VP You daiw tomorrow afternoon?
B: I ww 961~9 to the mall.
A: Why?
B: I ww 90M9 shopping for some new clothes. How about you?
!viiipi What YOU tomorrow afternoon?
A: I to a movie with Tom. After the movie, we
out to dinner. Would you like to meet us for dinner?