3-8 USING THE SIMPLE PRESENT TO EXPRESS
7 FUTURETIME
(a) MS a^755 tom- mning.
01) To111 a nsw po 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.- The concert at eight tonight.
@ begins : ,,,! @ is beginnin& go&g to begin
; ;d
- I seafood pasta for dinner tonight.
a7meke @ am making/am going to make - I to school tomorrow morning. I need the exercise.
- I.. a. walk b. am walking/am going to walk
- The bus at 8: 15 tomorrow morning. !... , .- ... .,
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a. leaves b. is leavinglis going to leave I" :- - I the championship game onTV at Jim's house tomorrow.
a. watch b. am watchiig/am going to watch - The game at one tomorrow afternoon.
a. starts b. is startingh going to start - Alex's plane at 10: 14 tomorrow morning.
a. arrives I, I,
b. is arriving/is going to arrive - I can't pick him up tomorrow, so he the airport bus into the city.
a. takes b. is takinglis going to take